Heparin was the only drug accepted by all members of our trauma committee when this protocol was developed; before this time, different drugs were used with different standard doses at the discretion ...

Purpose. The performance of a weight-based dosing protocol for unfractionated heparin (UFH) infusions using antifactor Xa monitoring was evaluated. Methods. The first 50 patients to receive a UFH ...

The need for different heparin dosing protocols for obese and nonobese patients was studied. A chart review was performed for all patients who received heparin over an eightmonth period at an acute ...