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. 2015 Mar 26;21(4):481–489. doi: 10.1111/hae.12655

Table 2.

Use of HEMOLEVEN in our cohort of FXI-deficient patients

Factor XI concentrate usage (n: episodes; N: patients) Infusion dose (U kg−1) Number of infusions Total dose (U kg−1) Time between infusions if >1 infusion (h) (number of infusions)
Haemorrhages* (n = 6, N = 6) 17.5 [10.8–22.0] 2.5 [1–15] 45.5 [10.8–254.2] 48 [43–96] (21 infusions)
Surgery (including caesarean section) (n = 43, N = 31) 16.9 [9.3–34.0] 2.0 [1–7] 28.9 [9.6–148.4] 48 [5–192] (50 infusions)
Invasive procedures (n = 10, N = 8) 19.6 [10.4–25.8] 1.0 [1–2] 19.6 [10.4–50.0] 47 [47–47] (1 infusion)
Vaginal deliveries (n = 8, N = 7) 19.5 [13.1–38.7] 1.0 [1–3] 31.1 [13.1–76.5] 24 [5–48] (4 infusions)
Vaginal/caesarean deliveries combined (n = 13, N = 12) 18.8 [11.6–38.7] 1.0 [1–3] 32.1 [13.1–76.5] 36 [5–77] (8 infusions)
All (n = 67, N = 44) 18.0 [9.3–38.7] 1.0 [1–15] 26.4 [9.6–254.2] 48 [5–192] (76 infusion)

Results are expressed as median values with range in parentheses. N represents the number of patients and n represents the number of episodes.

*

Bleeding symptoms reported during or after procedures without haemostatic cover [port-a-cath installation (1), caesarean section (1), postdelivery haemorrhage (1)] and spontaneous or trauma-induced bleeding [gastrointestinal tract haemorrhage (1), retroperitoneal haematoma (1), posttrauma elbow haemarthrosis (1)].

Oesogastroscopy + colonoscopy (1), colonoscopy (1), bone marrow biopsy (2), drain mobilization (2), knee arthroscopy (1), ventriculography (1), epidural catheter ablation (1), knee infiltration (1).

13 separate childbirths including five caesarean section and eight vaginal deliveries.