Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia at the Emergency Department Due to Intermittent Heparin Flush in a Patient Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an adverse reaction to heparin products, but not warfarin. HIT usually occurs 5‒10 days after exposure to heparin. Here, we report a case of HIT with multiple thrombotic events and severe thrombocytopenia resulting from intermittent intravenous heparin flush...

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Autores principales: Thein, Kyaw Z, Elsaim, Sarah A, Ma, Maggie Q, Rojas Hernandez, Cristhiam M, Elsayem, Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9780017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36569714
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31798

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