Argatroban therapy in patients with hepatic and renal impairment

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 344-346

  Brand, P A ^a   Egberts, J H ^a   Scholz, J ^a   Weiler, N ^a   Bein, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGATROBAN; DANAPAROID; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY LIGATION; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; FEMALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LETTER; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; PIPECOLIC ACIDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 40549132574     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021507002839     Document Type: Letter

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