Nebulised heparin as a treatment for COVID-19: scientific rationale and a call for randomised evidence

FMP Van Haren, C Page, JG Laffey, A Artigas… - Critical Care, 2020 - Springer
Nebulised unfractionated heparin (UFH) has a strong scientific and biological rationale and
warrants urgent investigation of its therapeutic potential, for COVID-19-induced acute …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological and clinical application of heparin progress: An essential drug for modern medicine

M Qiu, S Huang, C Luo, Z Wu, B Liang, H Huang… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heparin is the earliest and most widely used anticoagulant and antithrombotic drug that is
still used in a variety of clinical indications. Since it was discovered in 1916, after more than …

Nebulised heparin for patients with or at risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial

B Dixon, RJ Smith, DJ Campbell, JL Moran… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Mechanical ventilation in intensive care for 48 h or longer is associated with the
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which might be present at the time ventilatory …

Ratio of angiopoietin-2 to angiopoietin-1 as a predictor of mortality in acute lung injury patients

T Ong, DE McClintock, RH Kallet, LB Ware… - Critical care …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To test the hypothesis that the concentration of angiopoietin-2 relative to
angiopoietin-1 may be a useful biological marker of mortality in acute lung injury patients …

Nebulized heparin is associated with fewer days of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial

B Dixon, MJ Schultz, R Smith, JB Fink, JD Santamaria… - Critical Care, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Prolonged mechanical ventilation has the potential to aggravate or initiate
pulmonary inflammation and cause lung damage through fibrin deposition. Heparin may …

Inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin for the treatment of hospitalised patients with COVID‐19: A multicentre case series of 98 patients

FMP van Haren, LM van Loon, A Steins… - British Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To determine the safety and efficacy‐potential of inhaled nebulised unfractionated
heparin (UFH) in the treatment of hospitalised patients with COVID‐19. Methods …

INHALEd nebulised unfractionated HEParin for the treatment of hospitalised patients with COVID‐19 (INHALE‐HEP): Protocol and statistical analysis plan for an …

FMP van Haren, A Richardson, HJ Yoon… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin (UFH) has a strong scientific and biological
rationale that warrants urgent investigation of its therapeutic potential in patients with COVID …

A phase 1 trial of nebulised heparin in acute lung injury

B Dixon, JD Santamaria, DJ Campbell - Critical care, 2008 - Springer
Introduction Animal studies of acute lung injury (ALI) suggest nebulised heparin may limit
damage from fibrin deposition in the alveolar space and microcirculation. No human studies …

Heparin/N-acetylcysteine: an adjuvant in the management of burn inhalation injury: a study of different doses

NM Elsharnouby, HEA Eid, NF Abou Elezz… - Journal of critical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose Nebulized heparin may reduce fibrin cast formation and reduce the degree of
airway obstruction in burn inhalation injury. Methods Twenty-nine patients admitted to burn …

[HTML][HTML] Increased respiratory dead space could associate with coagulation activation and poor outcomes in COVID-19 ARDS

J Graf, R Pérez, R López - Journal of Critical Care, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose To determine whether VDPhys/VT is associated with coagulation
activation and outcomes. Materials and methods We enrolled patients with COVID-19 …