Elizabeth Price
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Discordant aPTT and anti-Xa values and outcomes in hospitalized patients treated with intravenous unfractionated heparin.
Ann Pharmacother. 2013; (2): 151-8
Both the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and anti-Xa assay can be used to monitor unfractionated heparin (UFH). Following implementation of an anti-Xa method for heparin dosing protocols in our hospital, we became aware of many patients with discordant aPTT and anti-Xa values.
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