Key result
Intraoperative use of enoxaparin in three patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia undergoing carotid endarterectomy resulted in uneventful courses with no thrombosis or bleeding.
Why the study?
Does enoxaparin provide safe and effective anticoagulation without causing thrombosis or bleeding in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia undergoing carotid endarterectomy?
Case Report (n=3)
No
Does enoxaparin provide safe and effective anticoagulation without causing thrombosis or bleeding in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia undergoing carotid endarterectomy?
Enoxaparin can be safely used as an alternative anticoagulant during carotid endarterectomy in patients with a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
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May support enoxaparin in HIT-CEA cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Gottlieb et al. (1996) conducted a case report in Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia undergoing carotid endarterectomy (n=3). Enoxaparin was evaluated on Thrombocytopenia, thrombosis, or bleeding. Intraoperative use of enoxaparin in three patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia undergoing carotid endarterectomy resulted in uneventful courses with no thrombosis or bleeding.
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