Normalization of Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Correlates with Low Levels of Dabigatran in a Patient with Severe Sepsis

The oral anticoagulant dabigatran etexilate can be a challenge when patients need acute surgery.Sepsis and acute DRY BRUSHES renal failure exacerbate the anticoagulant effect.There is no specific reversal agent for dabigatran etexilate, but it can be removed by hemodialysis.

We present a case where a patient treated with dabigatran etexilate was admitted to intensive care unit with severe sepsis and acute renal failure and in need Girls Christmas Dressy Dress of bilateral lower limp amputation due to ischemia.The patient had severe coagulopathy and was treated with continuous venovenous hemofiltration in attempt to remove dabigatran etexilate before surgery.

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