Karen M Hook

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The loss of homeostasis in hemostasis: new approaches in treating and understanding acute disseminated intravascular coagulation in critically ill patients
    Karen M Hook
    Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Clin Transl Sci 5:85-92. 2012
  2. ncbi Treatment options in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
    Karen M Hook
    Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Curr Opin Hematol 17:424-31. 2010

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Publications2

  1. ncbi The loss of homeostasis in hemostasis: new approaches in treating and understanding acute disseminated intravascular coagulation in critically ill patients
    Karen M Hook
    Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Clin Transl Sci 5:85-92. 2012
    ..Currently, activated protein C is the only approved therapy in the United States for sepsis complicated by DIC. Further research is needed in this area to improve clinical outcomes for patients with sepsis...
  2. ncbi Treatment options in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
    Karen M Hook
    Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Curr Opin Hematol 17:424-31. 2010
    ..At present, HIT remains an underdiagnosed and undertreated condition. This review will discuss the relative merits of the approved treatment options, as well as address additional anticoagulants that show promise for the future...