Impact of electronic medical record-based calculation of 4Ts on heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) testing: A single center experience

Int J Lab Hematol. 2022 Apr;44(2):e60-e63. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.13708. Epub 2021 Sep 24.

Authors

Mofiyin Obadina¹, Hannah L McRae², Rialnat Lawal¹, Majed A Refaai², Frank Akwaa³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Medicine Division; Hemostasis and Thrombosis Unit, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
³ Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.

PMID: 34559473
DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13708

No abstract available

Keywords: 4Ts score; Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; heparin; pre-test probability.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / adverse effects
Electronic Health Records*
Heparin / adverse effects
Humans
Thrombocytopenia* / chemically induced
Thrombocytopenia* / diagnosis

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin