Heparin Reexposure in Patients With a History of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Conclusion:
Intraoperative heparin reexposure in patients with a history of HIT has a small risk of developing HIT recurrence. The use of preexposure plasma exchange in patients with positive antiplatelet factor 4/heparin antibody and postexposure nonheparin anticoagulants arguably may have reduced the risk of recurrence of HIT.
Source: Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - Category: Hematology Authors: Dhakal, P., Giri, S., Pathak, R., Bhatt, V. R. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research