A mildly elevated INR is not predictive of an increased risk of bleeding. Furthermore, transfusion of plasma has not been demonstrated to significantly change the INR value when the INR was only minimally elevated (<1.8).
Conditions: Mildly Elevated International Normalized Ratio (INR), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT)
Treatments: Plasma Transfusion, Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)
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