Post-operative platelet count profile: the most reliable tool for identifying patients with true heparin-induced thrombocypenia after cardiac surgery

J Thromb Haemost. 2010 Jan;8(1):27-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03646.x. Epub 2009 Oct 10.

Authors

Y Gruel¹, C Pouplard

Affiliation

¹ Department of Haematology-Haemostasis, University Hospital of Tours, Tours, France. gruel@med.univ-tours.fr

PMID: 19817999
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03646.x

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MeSH terms

Antibodies / blood
Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
Anticoagulants / immunology
Blood Platelets / drug effects*
Blood Platelets / immunology
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Cardiopulmonary Bypass / adverse effects*
Heparin / adverse effects*
Heparin / immunology
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Platelet Activation / drug effects
Platelet Count
Platelet Factor 4 / immunology
Postoperative Care
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Thrombocytopenia / blood
Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
Thrombocytopenia / diagnosis
Thrombocytopenia / immunology
Time Factors

Substances

Antibodies
Anticoagulants
Platelet Factor 4
Heparin