Intensive Clotting Factor Prophylaxis Does Not Prevent Severe PPH in VWD – JTH
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (JTH) shared on LinkedIn about a recent article by Anne de Vaan et al, adding:
”Higher-Dosed Clotting Factor Prophylaxis Fails to Reduce Postpartum Hemorrhage in Women With von Willebrand Disease
A prospective Dutch study found that intensified prophylactic clotting factor therapy during pregnancy did not reduce severe postpartum hemorrhage rates in women with von Willebrand disease.”
Title: Higher-dosed clotting factor prophylaxis fails to reduce postpartum hemorrhage in women with von Willebrand disease: findings from the observational PRegnancy and Inherited bleeding DisordErS study
Authors: Anne de Vaan, Jeroen Eikenboom, Marieke Kruip, Marieke Punt, Saskia Schols, Floor Heubel-Moenen, Michiel Coppens, Laurens Nieuwenhuizen, Anja Mäkelburg, Marjolein Peters, Hans Duvekot, Annemieke Middeldorp, Kitty Bloemenkamp, Roger Schutgens, Titia Lely, Karin van Galen
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