NovoSeven Summary
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Currently off-label for
trauma / CT Surgery
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Incidence of serious
adverse events <1%
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Caution
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Elderly
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Those with pre-existing
thrombotic risk factors
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Intra-cranial pathology /
surgery
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DIC / sepsis
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Effective in 90 % of cases
(case reports)
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Not derived from blood
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Not antigenic
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Effective when other Rx
has failed
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Unaffected by blood
supply shortages