Reviewed and revised 19 March 2017
Recommended reading
- Beed M, Levitt M, Bokhari SW. Intensive care management of patients with haematological malignancy. Contin Educ Anaesth Crit Care Pain. 10(6):167-171. 2010. [free full text article]
- Faraoni D, Levy JH, Albaladejo P, Samama CM, . Updates in the perioperative and emergency management of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants. Critical care. 19:203. 2015. [pubmed] [free full text article]
- Raval AN, Cigarroa JE, Chung MK. Management of Patients on Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in the Acute Care and Periprocedural Setting: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 135(10):e604-e633. 2017. [pubmed] [full text article]
- Ruff CT, Giugliano RP, Antman EM. Management of Bleeding With Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in the Era of Specific Reversal Agents. Circulation. 134(3):248-61. 2016. [pubmed] [full text article]
- Takeuchi EE, Alison DL. What’s new in oncology: targeted therapy: Contin Educ Anaesth Crit Care Pain. 8(1):36-38. 2008. [free fulltext article]
Other information (particularly useful for CICM trainees)
- Slides (pptx) for Dr James McFadyen’s talk ‘The ABCs of NOACs in ICU’ (8th March 2017)
- LITFL CCC entries:
- Catastrophic haematological disorders, transfusion medicine, management of coagulopathy and more: http://www.derangedphysiology.com/php/Haematology-and-Oncology-in-Critical-Illness/
- For a list of Haematology and Oncology “Required Reading” including links to individual LITFL pages, check out: http://www.derangedphysiology.com/php/CICM/Required-Reading/Revision-Notes-for-Haematology-and-Oncology/
- Haematology podcasts on Intensive Care Network: http://intensivecarenetwork.com/category/podcasts/icnpc-haem/ (Topics covered include Coagulopathy in Trauma, SMACC: TEG / Rotem in the Real World, Immunosuppression)
- INTENSIVE — Transfusion & Blood Products SDL
- Keyword search the FCICM Fellowship exam database on LITFL for relevant past questions.