Management of therapeutic unfractionated heparin in COVID-19 patients: A retrospective cohort study.

Lachelle Dawn Weeks Katelyn W Sylvester Jean Marie Connors Nathan T Connell

Published in: Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis (2021)

Our data indicate a higher incidence of bleeding complications in patients with COVID-19 receiving weight-based nursing-nomogram titrated UFH infusions despite a higher prevalence of subtherapeutic aPTTs in this population. These data underscore the need for prospective studies aimed at improving the quality and safety of therapeutic anticoagulation in patients with COVID-19.

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