Shelly M P, Majer R V, Perkins C, Pierce T, Nielsen M S
Southampton General Hospital, UK.
Intensive Care Med. 1990;16(5):334-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01706362.
Severe heparin associated thrombocytopenia is a rare complication of heparin therapy. We report a patient who developed heparin associated thrombocytopenia during continuous arteriovenous haemofiltration and discuss its implications and alternative anticoagulant treatment.