Perioperative care in an adolescent patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia for placement of a cardiac assist device and heart transplantation: case report and literature review

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) can cause life-threatening complications following the administration of heparin. Discontinuation of all sources of heparin exposure and the use of alternative agents for anticoagulation are necessary when HIT is suspected or diagnosed. We present the successfu...

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Autores principales: Kamata, Mineto, Sebastian, Roby, McConnell, Patrick I, Gomez, Daniel, Naguib, Aymen, Tobias, Joseph D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5317301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28243155
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S118250

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