Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Apr;28(2):342-4. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.10.014. Epub 2013 Apr 30.

Authors

Henryk Welp¹, Björn Ellger², Mirela Scherer³, Christian Lanckohr², Sven Martens³, Antje Gottschalk²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Germany. Electronic address: henryk.welp@ukmuenster.de.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Münster, Germany.
³ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Germany.

PMID: 23642887
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.10.014

No abstract available

Keywords: extracorporeal membrane oxygenator; heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; platelet transfusion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anesthesia, General
Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Coronary Angiography
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Femoral Fractures / surgery
Heparin / adverse effects*
Heparin / therapeutic use
Humans
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension / complications
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension / therapy
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / therapy
Platelet Transfusion
Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy
Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
Thrombocytopenia / therapy*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin