In vitro efficacy of pro- and anticoagulant strategies in compensated and acutely ill patients with cirrhosis.
J P LuyendykSimone KleissVishal C PatelCaleb FisherJelle AdelmeijerSarah BosArjuna SinganayagamSidsel H StoyDebbie L ShawcrossWilliam BernalPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)
These in vitro data suggest little prohaemostatic effect of fresh frozen plasma and recombinant factor VIIa in acutely ill cirrhotics, whereas prothrombin complex concentrate and fibrinogen concentrate clearly improved haemostasis. Furthermore, our data suggest the requirement for dose adjustments of commonly used anticoagulants in these patients.