Association between hypocalcemia and rivaroxaban in coagulation disorders: a case report

Autor: Alexandre Mio Pos, Mateus Arruda Aleixo, Ana Paula Drummond-Lage
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 18 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2317-6385
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020rc4819
Popis: ABSTRACT We describe a patient with tertiary hyperparathyroidism with history of three episodes of deep vein thrombosis and on rivaroxaban. The patient underwent a subtotal parathyroidectomy, developing cervical hematoma with airway compression. Therefore, emergency surgical decompression was necessary. Later, on the ninth postoperative day, the serum ionized calcium levels were low. Medical team knowledge about preexisting diseases and their implication in the coagulation state are essential conditions to reduce morbidity and mortality of surgeries. However, no reports were found in literature about the association of hypocalcemia with the use of the new class of anticoagulants, which act as factor X inhibitors (Stuart-Prower factor), predisposing to increased bleeding in the immediate postoperative period.
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