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Low molecular weight heparin

Starting treatment
Indications
Dosing and monitoring
Complications
Complications

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
  • An alternative is danaparoid.

Why?

  • Danaparoid may cause less thrombocytopenia than heparin (based on animal studies), and is probably as effective as heparin for treating venous thromboembolism d

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