How do you approach heparin management in patients who have suprathetherapeutic Xa levels on minimal heparin?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Assuming heparin is administered using standard weight-based dosing, that the infusion rate is being accurately monitored, and that the assay was done properly, very high anti-Xa levels that persist despite lowering the heparin dose would be most unusual. In that setting, I would suspect that either...
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Can you share with us the situations where you pre...
I prefer the anti-Xa measurement under most circum...