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Perioperative management and therapy of bleeding complications.
Abstract The new oral anticoagulants directly inhibit either thrombin (Dabigatran, Pradaxa®,) or activated Factor X (rivaroxaban, Xarelto®, and apixaban, Eliquis®) and have been approved for thromboprophylaxis after hip and knee replacement surgery and stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Moreover, rivaroxaban has been approved for the treatment of deep venous thrombosis, prevention of pulmonary embolism and anticoagulation after acute myocardial infarction. The direct FXa-inhibitor edoxaban (Lixiana®) expects approval for the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation in Germany in 2014. Th...
Source: Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS - March 1, 2014 Category: Intensive Care Authors: von Heymann C, Kaufner L, Körber M Tags: Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther Source Type: research