PMID: 2508219Sep 30, 1989Paper

Current clinical aspects in hemophilia treatment

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift
E Meili

Abstract

The introduction of factor VIII and IX concentrates in the early 1960s brought a significant change in the hemophiliac's life. In consequence hemophilia treatment has been improving rapidly since, and today most life-threatening hemorrhages are controlled by replacement therapy. Hemophilic arthropathy through recurrent joint and muscle bleedings occurs later in life and is often limited to one joint only. Major surgery in hemophiliacs involves little more risk than in non-hemophilic patients, provided of course there is close teamwork between surgeon and hematologist. The most frequent causes of death are no longer hemorrhages but blood-product-associated AIDS and hepatic failure. Fortunately these side effects have been overcome by the use of virus-inactivated concentrates which in Switzerland have been generally administered since 1986. Factor VIII and IX concentrates must contain a precisely declared quantity of factor VIII and IX activity respectively, with a high specific activity. High-purity concentrates should be preferred because of the hazardous effect of foreign proteins administered intravenously in large quantities over a long period. Activation of fibrinolysis with consequent failure of hemostasis or even worsenin...Continue Reading

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