A population-based analysis on the use of therapeutic plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

In heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), selected patients are treated with therapies directed at the immune response, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). To determine IVIG and TPE characteristics and outcomes in HIT, we analyzed the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database.

Source: Thrombosis Research - February 17, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Alexandre Soares Ferreira J únior, Stephen H. Boyle, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Oluwatoyosi A. Onwuemene Source Type: research