Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: bovine versus porcine heparin in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery Barbara A Konkle, MD, Thomas L Bauer, MD, Gowthami Arepally, MD, Douglas B Cines, MD, Mortimer Poncz, MD, Stephen McNulty, Richard N Edie, MD, John D Mannion, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 71, Issue 6, Pages 1920-1924 (June 2001) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02534-6
Fig 1 Number of patients testing negative (Neg), intermediate (Int), or positive (Pos), by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for anti–heparin/PF4 antibodies preoperatively (Pre-Op) and postoperatively (Post-Op). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1920-1924DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02534-6)
Fig 2 Mean platelet count of patients receiving either bovine or porcine heparin preoperatively (Pre-Op) and on days 1 to 5 postoperatively (Post-Op). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1920-1924DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02534-6)