title: Use of a new heparinoid as anticoagulant during acute haemodialysis of patients with bleeding complications.
abstract: Org 10172, a new, natural heparinoid, was used as the sole anticoagulant in twelve patients with acute or acute-on-chronic renal failure, who underwent haemodialysis 55 times. All patients had either intercurrent bleeding or a high risk of severe haemorrhagic complications if given standard heparin therapy. After a single loading dose of 300-600 mg of Org 10172, plasma anti-Xa levels in the range 0.42 - 0.93 U/ml were achieved. All haemodialysis runs were completed without adverse side-effects. There were no haemorrhagic complications and deposition of 125I-fibrinogen on the renal dialysis membrane was successfully inhibited in the 4 patients in whom this was studied. Org 10172 seems to prevent thrombosis during renal haemodialysis. It may have a lower risk/benefit ratio than other anticoagulants, such as heparin, in patients at high risk of haemorrhagic complications undergoing haemodialysis.
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001791:Blood Platelet Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006497:Heparan Sulfate; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D006497:Heparan Sulfate; C035838:danaparoid