Table 2 |
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The distribution of bleeding symptoms in two cohorts of patientsa with AHA. |
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Type of bleeding |
Collins et al. 2007 [5] (%) |
Morrison et al. 1993 [14] (%) |
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N = 172 |
N = 65 |
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Subcutaneous/skin |
81 |
23 |
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Muscle |
45 |
32 |
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Subcutaneous only |
24 |
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Gastrointestinal/intrabdominal |
23 |
14 |
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Genital urinary |
9 |
18 |
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Retroperitoneal/thoracic |
9 |
5 |
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Other |
9 |
23 |
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Post-operative |
11 |
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Joint |
7 |
2 |
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None |
4 |
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Intracranial hemorrhage |
3 |
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Fatal |
9 |
|
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No haemostatic treatment required |
34 |
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aIn the study by Collins et al. [5] all bleeds at presentation were recorded. In the study by Morrison et al. [14] bleeds requiring treatment were recorded. The studies are therefore not directly comparable. |
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Collins et al. BMC Research Notes 2010 3:161 doi:10.1186/1756-0500-3-161 |
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