Sohail, Aroon and Naqvi, Jawad and Wilson, Paul (2023) Spontaneous rectus sheath and retroperitoneal haemorrhage secondary to enoxaparin injections. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2023 (8). ISSN 2042-8812
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Bleeding from enoxaparin is a recognized side effect; however, the formation of rectus sheath and retroperitoneal haematomas is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication. Patients may present insidiously and without symptoms; therefore, high clinical suspicion of a bleeding intra-abdominal haematoma should be suspected in patients with a combination of clinical and biochemical evidence of bleeding. Treatment is patient dependent and is either interventional or conservative in approach. Clinicians should be mindful when prescribing high-dose enoxaparin with further caution advised for at-risk patients.