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Incidence and clinical relevance of heparin-induced antibodies in critically ill patients

Authors: P Grigoriou, E Grouzi, P Evagelopoulou, A Haikali, I Spiliotopoulou, G Baltopoulos

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT-II) is the most significant complication of heparin therapy depending on the type and the duration of therapy, and the patient population. Although its incidence is known to be high after cardiac and orthopaedic surgery [1‐3], it remains unknown in patients of a general intensive care unit (ICU patients). …

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Title: Incidence and clinical relevance of heparin-induced antibodies in critically ill patients
Authors: P Grigoriou
E Grouzi
P Evagelopoulou
A Haikali
I Spiliotopoulou
G Baltopoulos
Publication date: 01-02-2004
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2572

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