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My husband is post oper. 3 wks knee replacement. He has a hematoma on his butt that is very painful. we have been using heat. Does not seem to be inproving not sure but it even looks bigger. Has finshed with coumadin after 2 weeks now taking ecotrin. What do you think we should be doing?
Thanks for your question, first of all you should know the cause ,It may be due to prolonged use of anticoagulant with prolonged recumbency on bed .Use topical medications containing recombinant hirudin(as thrombex gel ),You can also use anti inflammatory drugs and prophylactic antibiotic for 2 weeks.
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How To Treat A Hematoma?
Thanks for your question, first of all you should know the cause ,It may be due to prolonged use of anticoagulant with prolonged recumbency on bed .Use topical medications containing recombinant hirudin(as thrombex gel ),You can also use anti inflammatory drugs and prophylactic antibiotic for 2 weeks.