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Bolus-only bivalirudin for carotid endarterectomy in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Robertson Venema MD, Kathryn Dawson MBChB & Matthew Walker MD

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Vancouver Acute – VGH and UBCH, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Kathryn Dawson MBChB & Matthew Walker MD

  3. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Jason Faulds MD

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Venema, R., Dawson, K., Faulds, J. et al. Bolus-only bivalirudin for carotid endarterectomy in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth 71, 439–440 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-024-02690-9

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