
Patients to Screen for Allergy to Protamine Sulfate
Specialty: | Hematology Oncology Clinical Laboratory Clinical Pharmacology |
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Description: | Some patients may develop an anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reaction following administration of protamine sulfate to reverse unfractionated heparin. Certain findings can help identify a patient who may be at risk and who may benefit from preoperative testing or advanced preparations for a possible reaction. |
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