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The iatrogenicity of vitamin K antagonists is well established. Each year in France, vitamin K antagonists account for more than 17,000 hospital admissions and nearly 4000 deaths. Alternative treatment would be more than welcome. It is hard to imagine a drug that would induce more complications than a vitamin K antagonist.
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Samama, C.M. (2009). New Anticoagulants: Anti-IIa or Anti-Xa Agents?. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92278-2_70
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