Use of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate in the treatment of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage complicated by dabigatran

Table 1 Patient’s laboratory data

Lab	Day 0 (ED)	Day 1	Day 4 (discharge)
WBC	11.2 K/mm³	-	-
Hgb	5.3 g/dL	7.6 g/dL	7.8 g/dL
Hct	15.7 g/dL	22.9 g/dL	23.4 g/dL
Platelet	142 K/mm³	-	-
Na	162 meq/L	-	-
K	5.4 meq/L	-	-
Cl	127 meq/L	-	-
CO2	23 meq/L	-	-
BUN	39 mg/dL	-	-
Cr	1.45 mg/dL	-	-
Glucose	171 mg/dL	-	-
CrCl	35 to 40 mL/min	-	-
PT	24.0 s	18.1 s	16.7 s
INR	2.2	1.5	1.3
aPTT	57.2 s	38.6 s	35.4 s

Patient’s initial laboratory values in the emergency department and subsequent hemoglobin/hematocrit and coagulation profile throughout the patient’s inpatient hospitalization. CrCl, creatinine clearance; PT, prothrombin time; INR, international normalized ratio; aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; Hgb, hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.

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