Alvarez George F, Bihari David, Collins David
Department of Critical Care, Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Crit Care Resusc. 2007 Mar;9(1):51-3.
Heparin is commonly used in the intensive care unit for preventing and treating thromboembolic disease. One of its more significant complications is heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), an immune-mediated disorder which can provoke an extreme prothrombotic state. We describe an unusual presentation of HIT, where thrombocytopenia was absent.
