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Severe heparin associated thrombocytopenia is a rere 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.
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Shelly, M.P., Majer, R.V., Perkins, C. et al. White clot syndrome and continuous arteriovenous haemofiltration. Intensive Care Med 16, 334–335 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01706362
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