A rare disease

A rare disease

Thrombocytopenia is a common finding in critically ill patients. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is an infrequent cause of a low platelet count. Intensivists should use the diagnostic classification system developed by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis to diagnose heparin-indu...

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Published in:Critical care (London, England) Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 102
Main Author: Wester, Jos P J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England National Library of Medicine - MEDLINE Abstracts 01-01-2007
BioMed Central Ltd
BioMed Central
Subjects:
Critical Illness
Heparin - adverse effects
Humans
Platelet Count
Rare Diseases
Thrombocytopenia - chemically induced
Thrombocytopenia - diagnosis
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Summary:Thrombocytopenia is a common finding in critically ill patients. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is an infrequent cause of a low platelet count. Intensivists should use the diagnostic classification system developed by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis to diagnose heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The clinical relevance of the presence of anti-heparin/platelet factor 4 complex autoantibodies in the absence of clinical heparin-induced thrombocytopenia remains unknown.
ISSN:1364-8535
1466-609X
DOI:10.1186/cc5131