Evidence-based On-call

Low molecular weight heparin

Starting treatment
Indications
Dosing and monitoring
Complications

Complications

Major bleeds

Stop LMWH ^a

Note:

Bleeding occurs rarely - around 1% of patients have a major bleed (fall in haemoglobin > 2.0 g/dl, need for blood transfusion or intracranial or retroperitoneal bleed) ^a

Expiry date: May 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

With thanks to Drs. David Keeling, John Reynolds, David Sackett, Sharon Straus and Alan Townsend
for use of their anticoagulation guide on which this one is based.

Author	CM Ball
Reviewer	A Gallus
CAT Writer	CM Ball