Protocol and apparatus for determining heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

摘要

A hemostasis analyzer, such as the Thrombelastograph(R) (TEG(R)) hemostasis analyzer is utilized to measure continuously in real time, the hemostasis process from the initial fibrin formation, through platelet-fibrin interaction and lysis to generate blood hemostasis parameters. The measured blood hemostasis parameters permit determination of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia II complex (HiT II).