The use of anti-Xa levels for heparin titration showed higher rates of major bleeding complications in vascular surgery patients compared with aPTT monitoring, but no significant difference was identified in this study. Vascular surgery patients with relatively high aPTT to anti-Xa values may have an increased risk of bleeding complications when heparin is titrated based on anti-Xa levels.
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