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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Acute cholecystitis and gallbladder perforation leading to massive haemoperitoneum in a patient taking rivaroxaban.

Allan Kwok, Tien Yew Chern, Robert Winn

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Allan KwokDepartment of Surgery, Wollongong Hospital, South Coast Mail Centre, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8742-6236
Tien Yew ChernSt George Hospital, Kogarah, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8320-0101
Robert WinnDepartment of Surgery, Wollongong Hospital, South Coast Mail Centre, New South Wales, Australia.
Wollongong Hospital · AUSt George Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of an 80-year old man taking rivaroxaban for atrial fibrillation who sustained massive intra-abdominal bleeding in the setting of acute cholecystitis. CT scan on admission revealed evidence of active bleeding into the gallbladder lumen and gallbladder perforation. Immediate resuscitation was commenced with intravenous fluids, antibiotics and blood products. Despite attempts to correct coagulopathy, the patient's haemodynamic status deteriorated and an emergency laparotomy was performed, with open cholecystectomy, washout and haemostasis. The patient had a largely uneventful recovery and was discharged on day 11 of admission. Patients with coagulopathies, whether pharmacological or due to underlying disease processes, are at very high risk of severe haemorrhagic complications and subsequent morbidity. As such, prompt recognition and operative management of haemorrhagic perforated cholecystitis is of crucial importance.

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Aged, 80 and overAtrial FibrillationCholecystectomyCholecystitis, AcuteFactor Xa InhibitorsGallbladderGallbladder DiseasesHemoperitoneumHumansLaparotomyMaleRivaroxabanTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeFactor Xa InhibitorsRivaroxabancontraindications and precautionsgastrointestinal surgerygeneral surgeryhaematology (drugs and medicines)

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PMID30373899
PMCPMC6214373
OpenAlexW2899152055

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