After the smart infusion technology was implemented, we sought to determine if the system averted errors involving infusions of heparin, a high-risk, commonly used agent. Transaction data obtained ...

The need for different heparin dosing protocols for obese and nonobese patients was studied. A chart review was performed for all patients who received heparin over an eightmonth period at an acute ...

Correctly diagnosing heparin resistance in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is challenging. In patients with sepsis, the differential diagnosis for heparin resistance is large, ...

A 47-year-old diabetic woman, weighing 90.5 kg, with no previous history of abnormal bleeding was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (subtype M2). She was treated with two courses of cytarabine ...