Heparin induced thrombocytopenia in critically ill: Diagnostic dilemmas and management conundrums

Thrombocytopenia is often noted in critically ill patients. While there are many reasons for thrombocytopenia, the use of heparin and its derivatives is increasingly noted to be associated with thrombocytopenia. Heparin induced thrombocytopenia syndrome (HITS) is a distinct entity that is characteri...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:World J Crit Care Med
Main Authors: Gupta, Sachin, Tiruvoipati, Ravindranath, Green, Cameron, Botha, John, Tran, Huy
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2015
Subjects:
Review
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4524817/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26261772
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v4.i3.202
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items