Abdominal wall hematoma related to subcutaneous low-mo-lecular-weight heparin injection following coronary interven-tion therapy:case presentation
Xiao-Hua LIU
Yi-Zhou XU
Abstract：Subcutaneous administration of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) has been widely accepted as an effective anticoagulation therapy and is frequently used for patients to prevent thromboembolic events. While the usually seen bruising around the injection site during subcutaneous LMWH treatment, the abdominal wall (AW) hematoma (AWH) was scarcely observed and reported. A previous study demonstrated the usual etiological risk of AWH involved anticoagulation therapy, chronic kidney disease, and trauma.[1] Most of these cases had a favorable prognosis after conservative treatment. Herein, we reported a massive AWH case that potentially resulted from a direct injury to the inferior epigastric artery (IEA) during LMWH injection and discussed the possibly useful improvements in reducing the risk of AWH in administering injection drugs.
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Publication Date：2025-01-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 214-218 )