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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1807652
An Outbreak of Synthetic Cannabinoid?Associated Coagulopathy in Illinois
Amar H. Kelkar, M.D., Nichole A. Smith, M.D., Annia Martial, M.D., Harsha Moole, M.D., Michael D. Tarantino, M.D., and Jonathan C. Roberts, M.D.
Abstract
Background
In March and April 2018, more than 150 patients presented to hospitals in Illinois with coagulopathy and bleeding diathesis. Area physicians and public health organizations identified an association between coagulopathy and synthetic cannabinoid use. Preliminary tests of patient serum samples and drug samples revealed that brodifacoum, an anticoagulant, was the likely adulterant...
An Outbreak of Synthetic Cannabinoid?Associated Coagulopathy in Illinois
Amar H. Kelkar, M.D., Nichole A. Smith, M.D., Annia Martial, M.D., Harsha Moole, M.D., Michael D. Tarantino, M.D., and Jonathan C. Roberts, M.D.
Abstract
Background
In March and April 2018, more than 150 patients presented to hospitals in Illinois with coagulopathy and bleeding diathesis. Area physicians and public health organizations identified an association between coagulopathy and synthetic cannabinoid use. Preliminary tests of patient serum samples and drug samples revealed that brodifacoum, an anticoagulant, was the likely adulterant...