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01-04-2003 | Meeting abstract
Efficacy of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa; NovoSeven®) in obstetrical haemorrhagic shock
Authors:
S Sobieszczyk, GH Breborowicz, B Kubiaczyk, T Opala
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 2/2003
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Excerpt
Recombinant factor VII (rFVIIa) (NovoSeven®; Novo Nordisk, Denmark) is mainly indicated for treatment of the patients with haemophilia and inhibitors in the control of perioperative and spontaneous bleeding. However, no information is available on the use of rFVIIa in the treatment of severe and recurrent bleeding and its complications in the obstetrical patients. Treatment difficulties of hemorrhagic shock arise from coagulopathy coexistence. Therefore, the use of rFVIIa in patients suffering from uncontrolled haemorrhage appears to be rational. …