Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage

Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage

Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of chemoprophylaxis. We report a patient who underwent a total knee arthroplasty and subsequently developed bilateral adrenal hemorrhage from enoxaparin. Once the patient was diagnosed with acute adrenal insufficiency,...

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Main Authors: Kwan Jun Park, MD, Marty Bushmiaer, APN, C. Lowry Barnes, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage
Total joint replacement
Anticoagulation
Enoxaparin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344115000084
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spelling doaj-5d2ca1133dfe483bae9ac5ce9e95d8982020-11-25T01:34:29ZengElsevierArthroplasty Today2352-34412015-09-0113656810.1016/j.artd.2015.02.001Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usageKwan Jun Park, MD0Marty Bushmiaer, APN1C. Lowry Barnes, MD2Department of Orthopaedics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USAHipKnee Arkansas Foundation, Little Rock, AR, USADepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USABilateral adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of chemoprophylaxis. We report a patient who underwent a total knee arthroplasty and subsequently developed bilateral adrenal hemorrhage from enoxaparin. Once the patient was diagnosed with acute adrenal insufficiency, corticosteroids were promptly started, and the patient made a dramatic recovery and did not suffer further complications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344115000084Bilateral adrenal hemorrhageTotal joint replacementAnticoagulationEnoxaparin
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Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage
Arthroplasty Today
Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage
Total joint replacement
Anticoagulation
Enoxaparin
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Marty Bushmiaer, APN
C. Lowry Barnes, MD
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title Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage
title_short Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage
title_full Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage
title_fullStr Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage
title_sort bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a total knee patient associated with enoxaparin usage
publisher Elsevier
series Arthroplasty Today
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publishDate 2015-09-01
description Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of chemoprophylaxis. We report a patient who underwent a total knee arthroplasty and subsequently developed bilateral adrenal hemorrhage from enoxaparin. Once the patient was diagnosed with acute adrenal insufficiency, corticosteroids were promptly started, and the patient made a dramatic recovery and did not suffer further complications.
topic Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage
Total joint replacement
Anticoagulation
Enoxaparin
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344115000084
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