Bivalirudin for the treatment of patients with confirmed or suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1044-1053

  Joseph, L ^a   Casanegra, A I ^b   Dhariwal, M ^c   Smith, M A ^d   Raju, M G ^e   Militello, M A ^d   Gomes, M P ^d   Gornik, H L ^d   Bartholomew, J R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Antithrombins; Death; Heparin; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN; ARGATROBAN; HIRUDIN DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PIPECOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; RISK; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTITHROMBINS; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HIRUDINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PIPECOLIC ACIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904320976     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12592     Document Type: Article

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