Management of Bleeding in Patients Receiving Conventional or New Anticoagulants

Anticoagulant drugs are highly effective for the prevention and treatment of venous and arterial thromboembolism. However, their use is also associated with an increased risk for bleeding, with an associated ~10% case-fatality rate. Appropriate strategies for the management and reversal of anticoagulant-associated bleeding are clinically important and, ideally, should be standardized. These include general resuscitation, and diagnosis and local …