Thromb Haemost 1975; 33(03): 610-616
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1647856
International Committee on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Task Force
Schattauer GmbH

Post-transfusion Hepatitis Following the Use of Prothrombin Complex Concentrates[*] [**]

Authors

  • Harold R Roberts

    1   Departments of Medicine and Pathology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
  • Philip M Blatt

    1   Departments of Medicine and Pathology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
Further Information

Publication History

Received 13 July 1974

Accepted 02 January 1975

Publication Date:
02 July 2018 (online)

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Summary

The incidence of post-transfusion hepatitis in patients receiving concentrates containing the prothrombin complex factors is reviewed. A survey of the literature indicates a high incidence of hepatitis in such patients.

* Presented by Dr. Roberts at the XX Annual Meeting of the International Committee on Thrombosis and Haemostasis in Basel, Switzerland, September 8-11 1974.


** Task Force Report.