Dermatan sulfate: an alternative to unfractionated heparin for anticoagulation in hemodialysis patients.
Conclusions: DS appeared as effective as UFH for anticoagulation in RDT. It can reliably be considered as an alternative approach especially in cases of thrombocytopenia or other adverse effects of UFH.
PMID: 22419236 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)