Drs. Tarantino and Roberts article on the outbreak of Synthetic Cannabinoid-Associated Coagulopathy in Illinois published in the New England Journal of Medicine!

September 27, 2018

Dr. Tarantino, the Medical Director at BCDI and Dr. Roberts, the Associate Medical and Research Director at BCDI were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article discusses the outbreak of synthetic cannabinoid use and the clinically significant coagulopathic symptoms that resulted. The abstract continues to share the symptoms were controlled with use of vitamin K replacement therapy.

Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute’s doctors continually caring for patients in the community and sharing their findings around the globe!

For complete article: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1807652