Bolus-only bivalirudin for carotid endarterectomy in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Can J Anaesth. 2024 Mar;71(3):439-440. doi: 10.1007/s12630-024-02690-9. Epub 2024 Jan 12.

Robertson Venema¹, Kathryn Dawson^{2

3}, Jason Faulds⁴, Matthew Walker^{2

3}

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. robertson.venema@gmail.com.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
³ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, Vancouver Acute - VGH and UBCH, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
⁴ Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: HIT; anticoagulation; bivalirudin; endarterectomy; thrombocytopenia.

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