Timely diagnosis and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a frequent request, low incidence single centre using clinical 4T's score and particle gel immunoassay

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 721-726

  Bryant, Adam ^a   Low, Joyce ^a   Austin, Steven ^a,b   Joseph, Joanne E ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 T's clinical score; Heparin; Heparin platelet factor 4 antibody (HPF4); Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT); Particle gel immunoassay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; FEMALE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ANTICOAGULANTS; AUTOANTIBODIES; BLOOD PLATELETS; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET FACTOR 4; SEROTONIN; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55949102332     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07401.x     Document Type: Article

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