Severe posthemodialysis thrombocytopenia: What if it's not the heparin?

Therapeutic Apheresis and DialysisEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Severe posthemodialysis thrombocytopenia: What if it's not the heparin? Leonidas Cruzado Vega, Corresponding Author Leonidas Cruzado Vega [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-4658-1245 Division of Nephrology, Hospital General de Elche, Elche, Spain Correspondence Leonidas Cruzado Vega, Division of Nephrology, Hospital General de Elche, Camí de l'Almazara, 11 CP: 03203 Elche, Spain. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJuan P. Moret Chiappe, Juan P. Moret Chiappe Division of Nephrology, Hospital General de Elche, Elche, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorAlba Santos García, Alba Santos García orcid.org/0000-0002-2074-5777 Division of Nephrology, Hospital General de Elche, Elche, SpainSearch for more papers by this author Leonidas Cruzado Vega, Corresponding Author Leonidas Cruzado Vega [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-4658-1245 Division of Nephrology, Hospital General de Elche, Elche, Spain Correspondence Leonidas Cruzado Vega, Division of Nephrology, Hospital General de Elche, Camí de l'Almazara, 11 CP: 03203 Elche, Spain. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJuan P. Moret Chiappe, Juan P. Moret Chiappe Division of Nephrology, Hospital General de Elche, Elche, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorAlba Santos García, Alba Santos García orcid.org/0000-0002-2074-5777 Division of Nephrology, Hospital General de Elche, Elche, SpainSearch for more papers by this author First published: 18 April 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-9987.13994Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1De Prada L, Lee J, Gillespie A, Benjamin J. Thrombocytopenia associated with one type of polysulfone hemodialysis membrane: a report of 5 cases. Am J Kidney Dis. 2013; 61(1): 131– 3. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.07.026 2Daugirdas JT, Bernardo AA. Hemodialysis effect on platelet count and function and hemodialysis-associated thrombocytopenia. Kidney Int. 2012; 82(2): 147– 57. https://doi.org/10.1038/ki.2012.130 3Warkentin TE. An overview of the heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2004; 30(3): 273– 83. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2004-831039 4Batalini F, Aleixo GF, Maoz A, Sarosiek S. Haemodialysis-associated thrombocytopenia: interactions among the immune system, membranes and sterilisation methods. BMJ Case Rep. 2019; 12(9):e229594. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-229594 Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation