Causes of an elevated international normalized ratio in the intensive care unit and the implications for plasma transfusion

CONCLUSION: Transfusion of plasma to reverse an elevated INR in the ICU should be discouraged since such a practice is either avoidable by the use of vitamin K or inappropriate in the case of liver disease or an anti-Xa DOAC.PMID:34292616 | DOI:10.1111/trf.16599

Source: Transfusion - July 22, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Jared W Cheves Sandra DeMarinis Claudia Sorin Gerardo Carino Joseph D Sweeney Source Type: research