Jerrold H Levy, MD, FAHA, FCCM Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Surgery (Cardiothoracic), CoDirector, Cardiothoracic ICU, Duke University Hospital
(PRWEB) April 11, 2018
Critically ill inpatients receiving parenteral anticoagulation often receive UFH, especially for mechanical cardiopulmonary support applications. UFH is monitored by multiple tests including the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), calibrated chromogenic antifactor Xa (anti-Xa) assay, or activated clotting time (ACT). Although aPTT and ACT are frequently used for UFH monitoring, these global assays have multiple preanalytical and analytical issues, along with interferences often found in critically ill patients. Anti-Xa-based heparin monitoring represents an important alternative, and can routinely be used for monitoring all institutions, regardless of size.
Webinar attendees will learn from a medical expert, Dr Jerrold H Levy who will summarize different methods for heparin monitoring in the ICU and hospital. Participants will gain a better understanding of the role of anti-Xa monitoring and clinical applications in critically ill patients. The webinar is part of a series provided within the Stago EdVantage Virtual University event in honor of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science’s (ASCLS) Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (MLPW).
Dr. Jerrold Levy is Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery (Cardiothoracic) and Co-director of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Duke University Medical Center. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Miami, and undertook his residency and fellowships at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. His clinical and research interests include therapeutic strategies to prevent and treat bleeding; anticoagulation and its reversal, clinical applications of recombinant and purified protein concentrates, therapeutic approaches to shock/ventricular dysfunction, and anaphylaxis.
LabRoots will host the webinar starting on April 23, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. PDT. Attendees can view the webinar live at that time or join any time afterwards, earning PACE credit. Click here to learn more about the event and register for free by.
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