Prevent Med Errors With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
May 2024
Hospitals will include meds for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia or “HIT” in their anticoagulation stewardship programs.
In some cases, heparin or low-molecular-weight heparins (enoxaparin, etc) can trigger an immune reaction that causes platelet levels to plummet...leading to thrombocytopenia.
But any remaining platelets become EXTRA prone to clotting...the opposite of the drugs’ intended effect.
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