December 11, 2006 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Baxter Healthcare Corp have warned healthcare professionals regarding the risk for delayed-onset heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT ...
Purpose. The performance of a weight-based dosing protocol for unfractionated heparin (UFH) infusions using antifactor Xa monitoring was evaluated. Methods. The first 50 patients to receive a UFH ...
LAKE ZURICH, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Kabi announced today it has introduced in the United States two new presentations of Heparin Sodium in convenient, ready-to-administer Freeflex ® IV bags.
A team of researchers developed 3 quality improvement measures embedded in electronic health records (EHRs) to improve care delivery in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. HIT is known as ...
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a clinically significant immune-mediated adverse reaction to heparin therapy. It is typified by a reduction in circulating platelets while paradoxically ...
Thiotepa-Based High-Dose Chemotherapy With Autologous Stem-Cell Rescue in Patients With Recurrent or Progressive CNS Germ Cell Tumors Patients with advanced malignancy (N = 385) were randomly assigned ...
Anticoagulants are one of the most commonly prescribed medication classes, and the utilization of these agents is on the rise. Anticoagulants are prescribed for many indications, including prevention ...
WASHINGTON, DC—For STEMI patients undergoing PCI, pretreatment with a loading dose of unfractionated heparin at first medical contact improves spontaneous reperfusion of the infarct-related artery ...
How low can a platelet count get before you suspect heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)? —Higinio R. Lopez, MD, Newark, Del. During heparin therapy, any unexplained decrease that reduces the ...
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