Intraoperative urokinase as an alternative to heparin for patients with suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia requiring arterial reconstruction: Report of a case and review of the literature

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 463-465

  Weinmann, E E ^a   Carpenter, J P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Thrombocytopenia heparin induced; Thrombolytic therapy; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANCROD; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DEXTRAN; FIBRINOGEN; HEPARIN; ILOPROST; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY; UROKINASE;

AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TIBIAL ARTERY;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; ISCHEMIA; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0029859093     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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