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Achievement of Anticoagulation by Using a Weight-based Heparin Dosing Protocol for Obese and Nonobese Patients

In 1988, Wheeler et al. [8] reported that physicians treating patients for pulmonary embolism and deep-vein thrombosis frequently underdosed their patients and were slow to change their heparin ...
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Weight-based Heparin Protocol using Antifactor Xa Monitoring

Purpose. The performance of a weight-based dosing protocol for unfractionated heparin (UFH) infusions using antifactor Xa monitoring was evaluated. Methods. The first 50 patients to receive a UFH ...
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Fresenius Kabi Introduces Low Concentration Heparin Sodium in Sodium Chloride Injection in Ready-to-Use Freeflex ® Bags

New low concentration options in Freeflex ® IV bags join broadest portfolio of heparin sodium therapies LAKE ZURICH, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Kabi announced today it has introduced in the ...
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The effect of low-dose heparin on maintaining peripherally inserted percutaneous central venous catheters in neonates

To evaluate the effect of low-dose heparin on duration of peripherally inserted percutaneous central venous catheter (PCVC) patency and catheter occlusion. The main objective of this study was to ...