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Port removal in patients receiving emicizumab prophylaxis: A single centre experience and review of the literature

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Treatment of patients with Haemophilia A has improved significantly in recent years since the advent of novel therapeutic agents such as emicizumab. The low annualised bleeding rates associated with emicizumab… Click to show full abstract

Treatment of patients with Haemophilia A has improved significantly in recent years since the advent of novel therapeutic agents such as emicizumab. The low annualised bleeding rates associated with emicizumab have liberated many patients from the need for central venous access devices (CVAD). Optimal periā€operative management of CVAD removal is not currently known and there are no specific formal recommendations available.

Keywords: emicizumab prophylaxis; receiving emicizumab; removal; removal patients; port removal; patients receiving

Journal Title: Haemophilia
Year Published: 2021

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