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Outcome of postoperative critically ill patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: an observational retrospective case-control study

INTRODUCTION: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is described as a decrease in platelet count associated with heparin administration and is an immune-mediated adverse drug reaction that can cause both arterial and venous thromboses. It can be a life-threatening complication of heparin exposure....

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Autores principales: Gettings, Elise M, Brush, Kathryn A, Van Cott, Elizabeth M, Hurford, William E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1794468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17109753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5100