How to stop bleeding in the ER caused by warfarin
Prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs) are faster and more effective than fresh frozen plasma at reversing hemorrhage caused by the anti-coagulant warfarin, despite plasma being the most commonly used therapy. A literature review suggests that physicians in the United States should join those around the world in following recommendations of multiple specialty organisations to use PCCs as the first line of defence in this common and life-threatening emergency (