Epsilon-aminocaproic Acid Therapy for Dental Extractions in Haemophiliacs

Abstract

A technique described by Lucas et al. (1962) for obtaining haemostasis after dental extractions in haemophiliacs, without recourse to replacement therapy, was modified in a series of 12 cases by reducing the number of local measures recommended. It was found that adequate E.A.C.A. therapy combined with sutures produced more satisfactory haemostasis in both classical haemophilia and Christmas disease than did conventional replacement therapy combined with full local haemostatic measures. © 1966, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.