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Perfusion
; 15(6): 531-9, 2000 Nov.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11131218
RESUMEN
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) has become more prevalent in today's cardiac setting and has resulted in the need for alternative anticoagulant therapies. Danaparoid sodium, one alternative to heparin, has been used in six cardiopulmonary bypass procedures in this hospital. This clinical experience has resulted in the progressive refinement of a protocol for the 'safe' clinical use of danaparoid sodium. Although there were six positive outcomes with the use of danaparoid sodium, alternatives must be explored in order to find the optimal anticoagulant for the treatment of HIT.