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. 2010 Dec 21;14(6):R229. doi: 10.1186/cc9382

Table 5.

Serious bleeding events by study day in primary efficacy population

Alternative therapy Standard therapy

Time period Severe (n = 33)
30 to 36 μg/kg/hr
Moderate (n = 173)
24 μg/kg/hr
Severe (n = 51)
24 μg/kg/hr
Moderate (n = 176)
24 μg/kg/hr
Days 0 to 4 0 9 (4 GI, catheter, renal, hematoma, hemoptysis, hepatic) 0 2 (GI)
Days 5 to 8 0 3* (CNS, pleural, shock) 1 (hemoptysis) 0
Days 9 to 28 0 1 (hepatic) 0 1 (CNS)
After day 28 0 1 (CNS) 0 0
Total 0 14§ 1 3

*Patients completed the study drug infusion per protocol - event occurred on the same day (n = 1; pleural hemorrhage) or day after (n = 2; cerebral hemorrhage; shock hemorrhage) infusion was completed. CNS bleeds: cerebral hemorrhage Day 7 (n = 1), cerebral hematoma Day 11 (n = 1), cerebral hemorrhage Day 32 (n = 1). Fatal bleeds: arterial hemorrhage (hepatic) Day 24 following surgery, not study related (n = 1). §One patient experienced two events on Day 2 and Day 7. CNS, central nervous system; GI, gastrointestinal