Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia associated with fondaparinux [15]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 356, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 2653-2655

  Warkentin, Theodore E ^a   Maurer, Brian T ^b   Aster, Richard H ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Orthopedic Institute of Illinois   (United States)

^c BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ARGATROBAN; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; POLYANION; SEROTONIN; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; INFARCTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34250749333     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc070346     Document Type: Letter

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