Which heparin during the investigation of chest pain at term pregnancy?
A patient was treated with a therapeutic dose of low-molecular-weight heparin, then required caesarean section immediately following its administration. Reasons for preferring this heparin over unfractionated heparin are acknowledged but not supported for short-term use in an obstetric patient near term.
Boyle
Rhonda K
RK
Department of Obstetric Anaesthesia, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Health Service District, Herston, Queensland, Australia. rhonda_boyle@health.qld.com.au
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006494:Heparin Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011479:Protamines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis
D006494:Heparin Antagonists; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; D011479:Protamines