Anticoagulant acrobatics: Surviving the global heparin shortage in the emergency department

Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Jun;38(6):1291-1293. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.12.051. Epub 2019 Dec 26.
No abstract available

Keywords: Anticoagulation; Disaster preparedness; Heparin shortage; Medication shortage.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / supply & distribution
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / trends*
  • Heparin / supply & distribution*
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • United States
  • Venous Thrombosis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Heparin