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Prothrombin complex concentrate in the management of major bleeding induced by oral anticoagulant therapy

Mohammed AlSheef, Ghaydaa Kullab, Modhi Alajmi, Ruba Aldhaheri, Sultan Al Baqmi, Haya Alajlan, Abdul Rehman Z. Zaidi and Amani Abu-Shaheen
Saudi Medical Journal February 2022, 43 (2) 213-217; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210736
Mohammed AlSheef
From the Medical Specialties Department (AlSheef), from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab), from the Research Center (Abu-Shaheen), King Fahad Medical City; from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab, Zaidi), Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Al Baqmi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Alajlan), Princess Noura Bint Mohammed University, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Alajmi), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; and from the College of Medicine (Aldhaheri), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ghaydaa Kullab
From the Medical Specialties Department (AlSheef), from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab), from the Research Center (Abu-Shaheen), King Fahad Medical City; from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab, Zaidi), Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Al Baqmi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Alajlan), Princess Noura Bint Mohammed University, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Alajmi), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; and from the College of Medicine (Aldhaheri), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Modhi Alajmi
From the Medical Specialties Department (AlSheef), from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab), from the Research Center (Abu-Shaheen), King Fahad Medical City; from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab, Zaidi), Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Al Baqmi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Alajlan), Princess Noura Bint Mohammed University, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Alajmi), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; and from the College of Medicine (Aldhaheri), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ruba Aldhaheri
From the Medical Specialties Department (AlSheef), from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab), from the Research Center (Abu-Shaheen), King Fahad Medical City; from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab, Zaidi), Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Al Baqmi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Alajlan), Princess Noura Bint Mohammed University, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Alajmi), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; and from the College of Medicine (Aldhaheri), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Sultan Al Baqmi
From the Medical Specialties Department (AlSheef), from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab), from the Research Center (Abu-Shaheen), King Fahad Medical City; from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab, Zaidi), Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Al Baqmi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Alajlan), Princess Noura Bint Mohammed University, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Alajmi), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; and from the College of Medicine (Aldhaheri), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Haya Alajlan
From the Medical Specialties Department (AlSheef), from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab), from the Research Center (Abu-Shaheen), King Fahad Medical City; from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab, Zaidi), Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Al Baqmi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Alajlan), Princess Noura Bint Mohammed University, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Alajmi), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; and from the College of Medicine (Aldhaheri), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdul Rehman Z. Zaidi
From the Medical Specialties Department (AlSheef), from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab), from the Research Center (Abu-Shaheen), King Fahad Medical City; from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab, Zaidi), Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Al Baqmi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Alajlan), Princess Noura Bint Mohammed University, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Alajmi), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; and from the College of Medicine (Aldhaheri), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Amani Abu-Shaheen
From the Medical Specialties Department (AlSheef), from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab), from the Research Center (Abu-Shaheen), King Fahad Medical City; from the Internal Medicine Department (Kullab, Zaidi), Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Al Baqmi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Alajlan), Princess Noura Bint Mohammed University, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Alajmi), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam; and from the College of Medicine (Aldhaheri), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Medical Journal Feb 2022, 43 (2) 213-217; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210736

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Saudi Medical Journal Feb 2022, 43 (2) 213-217; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210736
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