The incidence and impact of lupus anticoagulants among patients in the intensive care unit

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1994-1995

  Aldawood, Abdulaziz S ^a   Crowther, Mark ^b   Jaeschke, Roman ^b   Dabbagh, Ousama ^a   Alkhairy, Khalid ^a   Baharoon, Salim ^a   Ahmed, Nazir ^a  

^a KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; HEPARIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SEPSIS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 31844440170     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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