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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II: Successful use of Orgaran (ORG 10172) in intensive care patients

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  1. Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    U. Burkhard-Meier, D. Söhngen, A. Heyll & W. Schneider

  2. Department of Cardiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    H. -P. Schultheiss, B. Schwartzkopff & M. Vogt

  3. Institute for Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany

    A. Greinacher

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Burkhard-Meier, U., Söhngen, D., Heyll, A. et al. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II: Successful use of Orgaran (ORG 10172) in intensive care patients. Intensive Care Med 21, 542–543 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01706210

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