Bernd Panholzer, Ulrike Nowak-Goettl, Katharina Huenges, Wiebke Sommer
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Abstract
Background: In patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC), emergency surgery is characterized by the occurrence of a massively increased tendency to bleed. Currently, there is no approved antidote for postoperative patients, making specific therapy challenging in these situations.
Case description: Emergency surgery was required for a 72-year-old male patient who was in cardiogenic shock due to severe aortic regurgitation resulting from acute prosthetic valve endocarditis. Due to atrial fibrillation, the patient was on apixaban, a factor Xa (FXa) inhibitor anticoagulant, until surgery. We used the ADVanced Organ Support (ADVOS) albumin hemodialysis system postoperatively to treat persisting shock with multi-organ failure, acidosis, and DOAC removal. Serial drug-level measurements revealed strongly accelerated apixaban clearance. In line with this, we observed only moderate drainage losses.
Conclusion: ADVOS accelerates the removal of apixaban and is a promising therapy for preventing bleeding complications in patients receiving DOAC therapy after emergency surgery.