Management of Arthropathy in Moderately Deficient Factor VII Patients: Results From Hospital Developed Treatment Protocol

Abstract

Background: Factor VII deficiency (FVIId) is a rare inherited bleeding disorder whose prevalence is estimated to be 1 in 300,000 -500,000 in general population. In India, the epidemiological data on factor VII (FVII) disorder are scarce. Serious arthropathy is observed in cases which are severely affected with spontaneous bleeding and hemarthrosis. In such cases, orthopedic surgery is required. Fresh frozen plasma, prothrombin complex concentrates, factor VII concentrates -plasma derived and recombinant factor VII (rFVII) are different types of preparations which are available as therapeutic options in treatment for bleeding occurring during or after surgery in FVIId patients. The main objective of our study was to give a result of the treatment protocol for FVIId patients undergoing orthopedic surgery in our hospital and compare its results with other studies conducted around the world.