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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
|September 23, 2000
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a complication of heparin therapy that can cause arterial and venous thrombosis. Because heparin is widely used in the medical-surgical population, nurses must be aware of this clinically significant drug reaction. The pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of HIT are reviewed.
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a complication of heparin therapy that can cause arterial and venous thrombosis. Because heparin is widely used in the medical-surgical population, nurses must be aware of this clinically significant drug reaction. The pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of HIT are reviewed.