A clinical-laboratory approach contributing to a rapid and reliable diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 137-145

  Denys, Barbara ^a   Stove, Veronique ^a   Philippé, Jan ^a   Devreese, Katrien ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

4T's; Bayesian diagnostic approach; ELISA; Flow cytometry; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia; Particle gel immunoassay

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; ANTIBODIES; ANTICOAGULANTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 54049143619     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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