The most common methods for monitoring UFH are the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and antifactor Xa heparin assay (anti-Xa HA), but both present challenges, and the optimal method to ...

Monitoring drug activity is not usually necessary for LMWH unlike unfractionated heparin which requires close monitoring of the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). Measuring factor Xa ...

The decision to include 50 patients in each arm was based on feasibility of data collection and analysis within the time frame that was allowed for the project. Despite this, a significant ...