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[Study of the increased efficacy of heparin due to carbenicillin]
Zeitschrift Fur Die Gesamte Innere Medizin Und Ihre Grenzgebiete
|October 15, 1975
Abstract:
On 15 patients in the in-vitro-experiment the effect of carbenicillin on the collagen-induced aggregation of platelets and the release of the platelet factor 4 neutralising heparin is examined. In a high dosage carbenicillin leads to an inhibition of these platelet functions. Therefore, a combination of carbenicillin with heparin may cause an increased readiness for haemorrhage for the patient.
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