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T1 - Spontaneous rectus sheath and retroperitoneal haemorrhage secondary to enoxaparin injections
AU - Sohail, Aroon
AU - Naqvi, Jawad
AU - Wilson, Paul
PY - 2023/8/31
Y1 - 2023/8/31
N2 - Bleeding from enoxaparin is a recognized side effect; however, the formation of rectus sheath and retroperitoneal haematomas is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication. Patients may present insidiously and without symptoms; therefore, high clinical suspicion of a bleeding intra-abdominal haematoma should be suspected in patients with a combination of clinical and biochemical evidence of bleeding. Treatment is patient dependent and is either interventional or conservative in approach. Clinicians should be mindful when prescribing high-dose enoxaparin with further caution advised for at-risk patients.
AB - Bleeding from enoxaparin is a recognized side effect; however, the formation of rectus sheath and retroperitoneal haematomas is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication. Patients may present insidiously and without symptoms; therefore, high clinical suspicion of a bleeding intra-abdominal haematoma should be suspected in patients with a combination of clinical and biochemical evidence of bleeding. Treatment is patient dependent and is either interventional or conservative in approach. Clinicians should be mindful when prescribing high-dose enoxaparin with further caution advised for at-risk patients.
KW - Surgery
U2 - 10.1093/jscr/rjad482
DO - 10.1093/jscr/rjad482
M3 - Journal article
VL - 2023
JO - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
SN - 2042-8812
IS - 8
ER -