[Use of heparin in cases of septic abortion (author's transl)].
While in obstetrics heparin treatment of coagulopathy, generally, has been abandoned-prophylactic use of heparin has worked well, particularly in cases of septic abortion. -- Heparin prophylaxis may entail haemorrhagic complications which may be confused with coagulopathy, though caused by heparin. Necessary diagnostic and therapeutic action is explained against the background of a real case. The examinations required to analyse the coagulation and to differentiated between coagulopathy and heparin-caused haemorrhage are given in a diagram.
D000031:Abortion, Septic / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
D006493:Heparin
Zur Problematik der Heparinanwendung beim septischen Abort.