The paradox of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: the initial management.
Author(s): Taylor LM, Smith KM
Affiliation(s): University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY, USA.
Publication date & source: 2005-06, Orthopedics., 28(6):559-62.
The potential risk for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia should be suspected in postoperative patients who develop thrombocytopenia in the presence of heparin and low-molecular weight heparin agents.
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