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ArticleResearch and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis2021

Safety of idarucizumab in the reversal of dabigatran at six tertiary care Ontario hospitals.

Jameel Abdulrehman, Sahar Zarabi, Carolyne Elbaz, Kerstin de Wit, Yulia Lin, Michelle Sholzberg, Rita Selby

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Article in Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Jameel AbdulrehmanDivision of Hematology Department of Medicine University Health Network University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3648-2406
Sahar ZarabiUniversity of Toronto Medical School Toronto ON Canada.
Carolyne ElbazDepartment of Medicine McGill University Montreal QC Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1572-3984
Kerstin de WitDepartment of Medicine and Department of HEI McMaster University Hamilton ON Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2763-6474
Yulia LinDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto ON Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5562-9020
Michelle SholzbergDepartment of Medicine Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology St. Michael's Hospital Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1220-0301
Rita SelbyDepartments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology & Department of Medicine University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3051-4427
University of Toronto · CAMcGill University · CAQueen's University · CASt. Michael's Hospital · CASunnybrook Health Science Centre · CAUniversity Health Network · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIdarucizumab, a monoclonal antibody fragment that reverses the anticoagulant effect of dabigatran, was approved for use in Canada in 2016.

objectiveOur objective was to assess the safety of idarucizumab among patients who received the drug within the first 3 years of its use in Canada. PATIENTS/

methodsWe performed a retrospective health records review of all idarucizumab use, excluding use in those <18 years of age, between May 16, 2016, and August 1, 2019, at six Ontario tertiary care hospitals. The primary outcome was mortality. The secondary outcomes were in-hospital arterial thrombotic event (ATE), in-hospital venous thromboembolism (VTE), length of hospital stay, and length of critical care stay.

resultsA total of 85 patients received idarucizumab during the study period for the following indications: 37 (43.5%) for spontaneous bleeding, 28 (32.9%) for traumatic bleeding, 11 (12.9%) for emergency surgeries/procedures, 5 (5.9%) for elective surgeries/procedures, and 4 (4.7%) for other indications. Nineteen patients (22.4%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 14.8%-32.3%) did not survive their hospitalization. During hospitalization, two patients (2.4%; 95% CI, 0.7%-8.2%) had ATE, and three patients (3.5%; 95% CI, 1.2%-9.9%) had VTE. The median length of stay was 8 (interquartile range [IQR], 2.5-13) days in hospital and 3 (IQR, 2-5) days in critical care.

conclusionsCompared with clinical trial data, we found a numerically higher rate of mortality and similar rate of ATE and VTE among patients treated with idarucizumab in the real world.

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anticoagulantantidotebleedingdabigatranidarucizumab

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