Aburpt cessation of continuous intravenous treatment with Unfractionated Heparin.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients scheduled to stop treatment with CVVH because they no longer require it (physicians discretion/local protocol); 2. Age >18 years; 3. At least 48 hours of CVVH treatment with concomitant continuous infusion of UFH; 4. At least 36 hours of continuous UFH infusion in the last 48 hours prior to inclusion.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with known coagulation disorders; 2. Patients receiving any anti-coagulant treatment for reasons other than CVVH.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thrombin-Antithrombin complexes (TATc). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| aPTT, anti-Xa, factor VII/VIIa, TF, TFPI-antigen, TFPI activity, protein C / activated protein C, aPC-sr, prothrombine fragment 1.2, ETP (Endogenous Thrombin Potential), Fibrin monomers, soluble thrombomodulin, PAPc, PAI. | — |
Contacts
Academic Medical Center (AMC) IC Unit, P.O. Box 22660