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. 2016 Aug 23;17(5):669–670. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.8.32230

This Article Corrects: “Anticoagulation Reversal and Treatment Strategies in Major Bleeding: Update 2016”

Steve Christos *, Robin Naples
PMCID: PMC5017858  PMID: 27625738

Abstract

West J Emerg Med. 2016 May;17(3):264–70.

Anticoagulation Reversal and Treatment Strategies in Major Bleeding: Update 2016.

Christos S, Naples R.

Erratum in

West J Emerg Med. 2016 September;17(5):669–70. Dosage error in published figure; MEDLINE/PubMed Figure 3 is corrected and provided.

PMCID: PMC4899056 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


In the Review Article entitled “Anticoagulation Reversal and Treatment Strategies in Major Bleeding: Update 2016,” published in the May 2016 issue of the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (2016;17(3):264–70. DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2016.3.29294), there were the following errors in the published article.

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Figure 3

Reversal of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with significant bleeding.

IV, intravenous; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; rFVIIa, Recombinant human Factor VIIa; PCC, prothrombin complex concentrates; FEIBA, Factor Eight Inhibitor Bypassing Activity; NG, nasogastric

#Off label use.

^4F-PCC contains heparin and is contraindicated in patients with a history of heparin induced thrombocytopenia.

¥Not currently available on market. FDA trials ongoing. Dosing based on published Phase 3 trial.

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