Incidence and features of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in burn patients: A retrospective study

Carine Garcia Hejl; Thomas Leclerc; Laurent Bargues; Thierry Samson; Vincent Foissaud

doi:10.1160/TH07-10-0625

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Thromb Haemost 2008; 99(05): 974-976
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-10-0625

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Incidence and features of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in burn patients: A retrospective study

Carine Garcia Hejl

¹Service de Biologie and Centre de Traitement des Brûlés, Hôpital Percy, Clamart, France

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Thomas Leclerc

²Centre de Traitement des Brûlés, Hôpital Percy, Clamart, France

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Laurent Bargues

²Centre de Traitement des Brûlés, Hôpital Percy, Clamart, France

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Thierry Samson

¹Service de Biologie and Centre de Traitement des Brûlés, Hôpital Percy, Clamart, France

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Vincent Foissaud

¹Service de Biologie and Centre de Traitement des Brûlés, Hôpital Percy, Clamart, France

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