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9. Louis Vitton and Warfarin reversal

Emergency Medicine Board Bombs

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The Three Factors of Warfarin

If you have a life threatening bleed, this person with warfarin, they get PCC at a minimum. If you don't have PCC, then they need to get FFP. The amazing thing about PCC is that studies have shown it's been faster to lower the I&R compared to any other method,. It actually decreases the risk of re-bleeding and it's a much smaller volume. That's like one of the biggest parts because when you get that FFP out, you've seen it. You're literally just infusing all those factors that warfarin has blocked the entire time.

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