Why the study?
What are the commonly used anticoagulation methods in haemodialysis patients in Spain and what are their associated complications?
Population
87 adult haemodialysis units serving 6093 patients, 2 paediatric units, and a random sample of 758 patients…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Bleeding in hemodialysis associates with oral anticoagulants, not heparin type; leaves optimal regimens open pending prospective trials.
What are the commonly used anticoagulation methods in haemodialysis patients in Spain and what are their associated complications?
There is significant disparity in anticoagulation practices for haemodialysis in Spain, with bleeding complications linked to oral anticoagulant use rather than the type of heparin.
Herrero-Calvo et al. (2012) studied this question.
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