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Frequency of complete blood counts for patients at risk of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia a review of guidelines

The purpose of this report is to examine recent evidence-based guidelines regarding the use of complete blood counts to monitor for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in cardiac patients receiving intravenous unfractionated heparin

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Poitras, Veronica, Adcock, Lorna (Author)
Corporate Author:	Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ottawa CADTH 2018, October 2, 2018
Edition:	Version 1.0
Series:	CADTH rapid response report: summary with critical appraisal
Subjects:	Cardiovascular Diseases / Drug Therapy Blood Cell Count / Standards Evidence-based Practice Thrombocytopenia Heparin / Therapeutic Use Heparin / Adverse Effects
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537870
Collection:	National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa

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Summary:	The purpose of this report is to examine recent evidence-based guidelines regarding the use of complete blood counts to monitor for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in cardiac patients receiving intravenous unfractionated heparin
Physical Description:	1 PDF file (7 pages) illustrations