Dose and lipid lowering effect of tinzaparin sodium: a single center experience.

The administration of an anticoagulant is essential to prevent clotting of blood in the extra corporeal circuit during a hemodialysis (HD) session. Unfractionated heparin (UFH) has been used for this purpose over many decades with satisfactory results. However, UFH has many unwanted side effects such as risk of bleeding, thrombocytopenia, paradoxical thrombosis as well as disturbances of blood lipids.