Anticoagulant-induced skin necrosis

Anticoagulant-induced skin necrosis

An uncommon but serious side effect of therapy with the anticoagulants warfarin and heparin is skin necrosis. The best prevention is recognition of populations at risk, primarily obese, middle-aged women.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of nursing 2004-04, Vol.104 (4), p.31-32
1. Verfasser: Beitz, Janice M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anticoagulants - adverse effects
Drug therapy
Female
Health risk assessment
Heparin - adverse effects
Humans
Middle age
Middle Aged
Necrosis
Obesity
Preventive medicine
Side effects
Skin
Skin - pathology
Thrombocytopenia - chemically induced
Warfarin - adverse effects
Women
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Zusammenfassung:An uncommon but serious side effect of therapy with the anticoagulants warfarin and heparin is skin necrosis. The best prevention is recognition of populations at risk, primarily obese, middle-aged women.
ISSN:0002-936X
1538-7488
DOI:10.1097/00000446-200404000-00012