Why the study?
Do heparin-coated pulmonary artery catheters cause persistent thrombocytopenia in patients with heparin-associated antiplatelet antibodies?
Do heparin-coated pulmonary artery catheters cause persistent thrombocytopenia in patients with heparin-associated antiplatelet antibodies?
Heparin-coated catheters can cause persistent thrombocytopenia in patients with heparin-associated antiplatelet antibodies and must be removed.
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Heparin-coated catheters may sustain thrombocytopenia in sensitized patients; this case report leaves open need for confirmation before practice change.
Jerry Laster (1989) studied this question.
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