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Thromb Haemost 2001; 86(05): 1170-1175
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616046
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Prospective Randomised Open-label Comparison of Danaparoid with Dextran 70 in the Treatment of Heparin-induced Thrombocytopaenia with Thrombosis

A Clinical Outcome Study
B. H. Chong
1   Prince of Wales, Sydney
,
A. S. Gallus
2   Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
,
J. F. Cade
3   Royal Melbourne, Melbourne
,
H. Magnani
4   Organon, Oss, The Netherlands
,
A. Manoharan
5   St. George, Sydney
,
M. Oldmeadow
6   Alfred Hospitals, Melbourne
,
C. Arthur
7   Royal North Shore Hospitals, Sydney
,
K. Rickard
8   Royal Prince Alfred, Sydney
,
J. Gallo
9   Lidcombe, Sydney
,
J. Lloyd
10   Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
,
P. Seshadri
11   Repatriation General Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
,
C. N. Chesterman
1   Prince of Wales, Sydney
,
The Australian HIT Study Group › Author AffiliationsThis work was supported, in part, by an unrestricted grant from Organon, Oss, The Netherlands. The authors wish to thank Dr. Val Gebski and Ms. Jackie Fabri of the National Health & Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Centre, Camperdown, NSW, Australia, for the statistical analyses. We are also indebted to the physicians who allowed their patients to participate in the study and to the other doctors/health care staff who assisted in various ways.
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Received 13 March 2001

Accepted after revision 04 July 2001

Publication Date:
13 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Aim: To compare clinical outcomes in a randomised comparison of treatment with danaparoid sodium (a heparinoid), or dextran 70, for heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia (HIT) plus thrombosis. Methods: Forty-two patients with recent thrombosis and a clinical diagnosis of probable HIT who presented at ten Australian hospitals during a study period of six and one half years were randomly assigned to open-label treatment with intravenous danaparoid or dextran 70, each combined with oral warfarin. Thirty-four patients (83%) had a positive platelet aggregation or 14C-serotonin release test for HIT antibody. Twenty-five received danaparoid as a bolus injection of 2400 anti-Xa units followed by 400 units per hour for 2 h, 300 units per hour for 2 h, and then 200 units per hour for five days. Seventeen received 1000 mL dextran 70 on day one and then 500 mL on days 2-5. Patients were reviewed daily for clinical evidence of thrombus progression or resolution, fresh thrombosis or embolism, bleeding or other complications. The primary trial endpoint was the proportion of thromboembolic events with complete clinical resolution by the time of discharge from hospital. Results: With danaparoid, there was complete clinical recovery from 56% of thromboembolic events compared to 14% after dextran 70 (Odds Ratio 10.53, 95% Confidence Interval 1.6–71.4; p = 0.02). Clinical recovery with danaparoid was complete or partial in 86% of thromboembolic events compared with 53% after dextran 70 (Odds Ratio 4.55, 95% Confidence Interval 1.2–16.7; p = 0.03). Overall clinical effectiveness of danaparoid was rated as high or moderate in 88% of patients compared with 47% for dextran 70 (p = 0.01). One patient given danaparoid died of thrombosis compared with three patients given dextran 70. The platelet count returned to normal after a mean of 6.7 days with danaparoid and 7.3 days with dextran 70. There was no major bleeding with either treatment. Conclusion: danaparoid plus warfarin treatment for HIT with thrombosis is effective, safe, and superior to dextran 70 plus warfarin.

Keywords

Heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia - thrombosis - danaparoid - heparinoid - dextran
 

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