Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Volume 15, Number 1, January 2023, pages 51-57


Reduced Time to Procedure for Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Warfarin Reversal With Four-Factor Complex Concentrate as Compared to Plasma

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Intensive care unit lengths of stay (in days) in the plasma and 4F-PCC groups. In each boxplot, the bold line is the median, the other lines are the quartiles of the data with outlier values displayed individually as points. 4F-PCC: four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Emergency department lengths of stay (in h) in the plasma and 4F-PCC groups. In each boxplot, the bold line is the median, the other lines are the quartiles of the data with outlier values displayed individually as points. 4F-PCC: four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Time from admission to GI procedure (in h) in the plasma and 4F-PCC groups. In each boxplot, the bold line is the median, the other lines are the quartiles of the data with outlier values displayed individually as points. GI: gastrointestinal; 4F-PCC: four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate.

Table

Table 1. Laboratory Data and Patient Characteristics at Time of Admission
 
Characteristics and laboratory dataUnit4F-PCC, mean ± SD (N), N = 49Plasma, mean ± SD (N), N = 63P-value
Data are shown in mean ± SD. SD: standard deviation; 4F-PCC: four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate; aPTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; PT: prothrombin time; INR: international normalized ratio; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase.
Ageyears71.1 ± 14.2 (49)72.1 ± 14.6 (49)0.699
SexM26390.885
F2324
Hemoglobing/dL7.94 ± 2.61 (48)9.16 ± 3.1 (63)0.028
Hematocrit%22.37 ± 9.56 (15)39.03 ± 53.53 (29)0.027
Platelet count× 103/µL277 ± 130.02 (48)226.77 ± 83.16 (61)0.043
aPTTs48.97 ± 32.3 (37)43.95 ± 15.99 (40)0.565
PTs58.56 ± 45.73 (45)44.62 ± 28.78 (60)0.110
INR on admission-5.77 ± 5.94 (45)4.01 ± 2.53 (59)0.080
INR after reversal-1.27 ± 0.21 (34)1.95 ± 0.69 (35)< 0.0001
ASTU/L35.29 ± 34.21 (41)32.05 ± 18.67 (38)0.372
ALTU/L31.9 ± 17.54 (41)32.95 ± 24.56 (40)0.374
ED length of stayh11.59 ± 16.16 (49)13.46 ± 17.38 (63)0.286
ICU length of staydays3.39 ± 4.69 (23)4.01 ± 2.71 (13)0.123
Hospital length of staydays5.61 ± 4.43 (49)5.53 ± 4.32 (62)0.955
Time from admission to GI procedureh29.37 ± 30.65 (36)34.2 ± 19.69 (52)0.011
ComorbiditiesAverage of events4.22.7< 0.001