Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Microvascular Surgery Patients Using Weight-Based Unfractionated Heparin Infusions

Conclusion Weight-based heparin infusions at a rate of 10 units/kg/hour provide a detectable level of anticoagulation for some patients following microsurgical procedures, but most patients require dose adjustment to ensure adequate VTE prophylaxis. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery - August 24, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Bertolaccini, Corinne M. Prazak, Ann Marie B. Goodwin, Isak A. Kwok, Alvin Mendenhall, Shaun D. Rockwell, W Bradford Agarwal, Jayant Pannucci, Christopher J. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research