Journal article
The 4Ts scoring system for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in medical-surgical intensive care unit patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is commonly considered but rarely confirmed in critically ill patients. The 4Ts score (Thrombocytopenia, Timing of thrombocytopenia, Thrombosis, and oTher reason) might identify individual patients at risk of having this disorder.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the value of the 4Ts HIT score in comparison with the serotonin-release assay (SRA) in critically ill patients.
Authors
Crowther MA; Cook DJ; Albert M; Williamson D; Meade M; Granton J; Skrobik Y; Langevin S; Mehta S; Hebert P
Journal
Journal of Critical Care, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 287–293
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.12.006
ISSN
0883-9441