Aaron J. Kucinski

Safety of Subcutaneous Heparin in Patients Requiring External Ventricular Drains.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: External ventricular drain (EVD) placement and removal to manage intracranial pressure carry an inherent risk of hemorrhage, which complicates chemoprophylactic management of venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE chemoprophylaxis with subcutaneous (SQ) hepa...