An unusual case of bilateral pulmonary embolism in a patient on dual venous thromboprophylaxis, secondary to heparin induced thrombocytopenia

Heparin Induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare, immune-mediated complication of heparin, associated with both thrombocytopenia and paradoxical thrombotic events. Initial diagnosis is made clinically when platelet count falls by 30% to <100 × 10(9)cells/l or a > 50% decrease from baseline cou...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
Hauptverfasser: Lixon, Antony, Rahman, Ebad Ur, Mohan, Chitra Annie, Bhattarai, Bikas, Schmidt, Frances
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Taylor & Francis 2018
Schlagworte:
Case Report
Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6292353/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30559950
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1554099
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Ähnliche Einträge