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Table 3 Literature review of CES patients with bleeding events

From: Cholesterol embolization syndrome and intra-abdominal bleeding immediately after initiation of hemodialysis: a case report with literature review

Reference

Age

Sex

Invasive vascular intervention

Anticoagulant

Type of bleeding

Pathology

Therapy

Outcome

Sabatine et al. [17]

69

Male

None

Warfarin

Pulmonary hemorrhage

Open-lung biopsy

Supportive

Died

Moolenaar and Lamers [18]

69

Male

None

None

Bleeding colonic ulcers

Colon biopsy

Resection

Survived

Moolenaar and Lamers [18]

68

Female

None

Oral anticoagulant

Melena

Duodenal erosions

Duodenum biopsy

Supportive

Died

Moolenaar and Lamers [18]

71

Male

Aortography

Oral anticoagulant

Occult blood loss

Duodenitis

Duodenum biopsy

Supportive

Died

Moolenaar and Lamers [18]

72

Male

Aortography

Aorta bifurcation prosthesis

None

Rectal bleeding

Sigmoid necrosis

Sigmoid resection

Resection

Died

Our case

68

Male

Coronary angiography

Coronary artery bypass grafting

Endovascular aneurysm repair

Heparin for hemodialysis

Intra-abdominal bleeding

Omental bleeding

Omentum resection

Resection

Died from sepsis unrelated to CES