Clinical Trial: Optimizing the Diagnosis of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Optimizing the Diagnosis of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Using Quantified Anti-Platelet Factor 4 Immunological Testing: A Pilot Multicentre Cohort Study

Brief Summary: Multicentre (Ottawa and Halifax) prospective cohort study using a diagnostic approach in patients clinically suspected to have HIT that combines pretest probability assessment with quantitative interpretation of anti-PF4 assay.