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Acute-onset severe gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage in a postoperative patient taking rivaroxaban after total hip arthroplasty: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Rivaroxaban, a new oral anticoagulant, is currently licensed for use in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery. It is more efficacious than other anticoagulants such as low molecular weight heparin and does not require daily monitoring. It has also been shown to be efficacious in patie...

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Main Authors: Boland, Michael, Murphy, Maria, Murphy, Marese, McDermott, Enda
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407781/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22584072
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-6-129
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