Evaluation of the Amiens University Hospital Neuroradiology Anticoagulation Protocol
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-07-15
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
To prevent thromboembolic complications, the embolization procedure is performed under
prophylactic unfractionated heparin, the efficacy of which is monitored by point-of- care
testing according to international guidelines. However, these guidelines are based on limited
scientific evidence and the ideal level of anticoagulation required has not been precisely
defined. Furthermore, the correlation between the point-of- care tests used at Amiens
University Hospital and the reference methods used in the laboratory varies considerably
according to the available literature.