Tranexamic Acid Use in a Patient with a Life-threatening Bleed Exacerbated by Coagulopathy Due to an Aortic Aneurysm with an Endoleak: A Case Report.

disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (dic) medical management non-operative tranexamic acid (txa) vascular endoleak

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
26 Aug 2019
Historique:
entrez: 7 9 2019
pubmed: 7 9 2019
medline: 7 9 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an anti-fibrinolytic agent that inhibits plasminogen activation by binding to its lysine receptor sites and preventing its conversion to plasmin. It stabilizes clots to reduce bleeding and has been used in the setting of trauma, heavy menstrual bleeding, and hematologic malignancies. To our knowledge, there is no mention in the literature of medical management with TXA to treat a life-threatening hemorrhage in the setting of non-operative, endoleakage-induced, chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). This case report summarizes the successful use of TXA in a patient with DIC secondary to multiple aortic aneurysms and endoleakage in an effort to stop the expansion of a life-threatening gluteal hematoma not amenable to surgical or vascular intervention.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31489276
doi: 10.7759/cureus.5486
pmc: PMC6713243
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e5486

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Ashley Werbin (A)

Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, USA.

Allen Fong (A)

Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, USA.

George Shahin (G)

Internal Medicine: Hematology / Oncology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, USA.

Aaron Henderson (A)

Internal Medicine: Hematology / Oncology, Eglin Air Force Base Hospital, Florida, USA.

Luke Surry (L)

Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, USA.

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