Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and acute colonic pseudo-obstruction after therapeutic anticoagulation in a very elderly patient with hip fracture: a case report

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and acute colonic pseudo-obstruction after therapeutic anticoagulation in a very elderly patient with hip fracture: a case report

Abstract Background Hip fractures have become a severe public health problem, especially in very elderly patients. Most of them are treated with low molecular weight heparin as prophylaxis or treatment of venous thromboembolism. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is one of the complications induced by...

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Main Authors: Yijun Liu, Hao Lu, Hailin Xu, Zhongguo Fu, Dianying Zhang, Baoguo Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Hip fracture
Low molecular weight heparin
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
Digestive hemorrhage
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-3117-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-3117-8

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