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Table 2 Reported cases of surgery-associated acquired hemophilia A (SAHA)

From: Surgery-associated acquired hemophilia A: a report of 2 cases and review of literature

Case

Age/gender

Surgical operation

Time from surgery to bleeding

FVIII Inhibitor titer

Hemostatic treatment

Anti-inhibitor treatment

Time to disappearance of inhibitor

Outcome

Ref

1

27/F

Episiotomy

6 days

19BU

FIX

Cyclo

–

Death

[14]

2

77/M

Retinal surgery

4 days

NS

FVIII, Cryo

Steroids,Cyclo

NS

Remission

[15]

3

25/F

Cholecystectomy

1 day

4UB

APCC

IVIG

NS

Reop, Remission

[16]

4

47/M

Bowel resection

4 days

3.3UB

FVIII,Cryop

Steroids, IVIG, PLME

40 days

2Reop, Remission

[17]

5

70/F

Cholecystectomy

1 day

5BU

FVIII

Steroids, 6-MP

2 months

Reop, Death

[17]

6

74/F

Coronary artery bypass

7 days

16BU

FVIII, APCC

Steroids, Cyclo

–

6.5BU 8 years later

[17]

7

73/M

Prostate surgery

2 days

42BU

–

IVIG

NS

Death

[18]

8

75/M

Hernia repair

4 days

10.4BU

rFVIIa

Steroids, Aza, cyclo

7 months

Reop, Remission

[19]

9

79/F

Cataract surgery

0 day

61BU

FVIII

Steroids, IVIG

NS

Reop, Remission

[20]

10

53/M

Lumbar surgery

8 days

NS

rFVIIa

Steroids

8 weeks

Remission

[21]

11

62/M

Liver transplant

2 days

6BU

FVIII, PLME

Steroids

2 months

Reop, Remission

[22]

12

57/M

Brain surgery

7 days

2BU

FVIII

Steroids, cyclosporin

8 weeks

Reop, Remission

[23]

13

82/M

Eyelid surgery

0 day

NS

rFVIIa

Steroids

NS

Reop, Remission

[24]

14

59/M

Lumbar surgery

0 day

8BU

FVIII, Cryop,

Cyclo, Steroids

15 days

Remission

[25]

15

57/F

Pancreaticojejunostomy

2 days

117BU

FVIII, rFVIIa

Steroids

100 days

Reop, Death

[26]

16

71/M

Pancreaticojejunostomy

5 days

8BU

FVIII

Steroids, rituximab

124 days

Remission

[27]

17

86/F

Mohs surgery

0 day

NS

FVIII

Steroids

NS

Reop, Remission

[28]

18

63/M

PEG

6 days

10 BU

–

Steroids

NS

Remission

[29]

19

65/M

Lysis of adhesion

1 day

5.5BU

rFVIIa

Steroids

NS

Reop,Remission

[30]

20

79/M

Pancreaticodudenectomy

3 days

18.7BU

APCC

Steroids, Cyclo

67 days

Remission

[31]

21

55/M

Cardiac surgery

0 day

66 BU

FVIII, rFVIIa,

Steroids, Cyclo

3 months

Reop, Remission

[32]

22

62/F

choledochal cyst resection

6 days

2BU

rFVIIa, APCC

IVIG, rituximab, cyclosporin

18 days

Reop, Remission

[33]

23

84/M

Distal gastrectomy

2 days

7BU

rFVIIa,

Steroids

230 days

Reop, Remission

[34]

  1. NS not stated, BU Bethesda units, rFVIIa recombinant activated factor VII, IVIG intravenous immunoglobulin, APCCs activated prothrombin complex concentrates, PEG percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, Cyclo cyclophosphamide, Cryop Cryoprecipitate, PLME plasma exchange, 6-MP 6-mercaptopurine, Aza azathioprine