The therapeutic efficacy of prothrombin-complex concentrates in patients with hemophilia and inhibitors (antibodies) to factor VIII has been increasingly debated. We therefore entered 51 hemophiliacs with factor VIII inhibitors into a double-blind randomized crossover study to compare two commercial prothrombin-complex concentrates (Konyne and Proplex) and an albumin placebo. Acute hemarthrosis of the elbow, knee, or ankle was treated with a single dose of a test preparation and assessed six hours later with objective and subjective criteria. In all measurements the concentrates were significantly more effective than the placebo. The data indicate that although prothrombin-complex concentrates, when used in a single dose, are only partially effective in the treatment of joint hemorrhage in hemophiliacs with inhibitors, their continued use for acute hemarthrosis is justified in the absence of any other effective and readily available therapy for this disorder.
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