Acute renal failure due to bilateral renal vein thromboses: A rare complication of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Acute renal failure due to bilateral renal vein thromboses: A rare complication of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II is a rare but devastating complication of heparin exposure. We review a case of a 66-year-old female who underwent aortic valve surgery requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membranous oxygenation (ECMO) support postoperatively. She subsequently developed acu...

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Main Authors: Allan M Klompas, Robert C Albright, Simon Maltais, Onur Demirci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
ECMO
heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
renal vein thromboses
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2019;volume=22;issue=2;spage=204;epage=206;aulast=Klompas

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