noun
- Plural of heparinisation; the process or instances of treating with heparin, an anticoagulant drug used to prevent blood clots.
Usage: Medical/clinical term; British English spelling (American: heparinizations)
Examples
- The hospital protocol requires heparinisations of all dialysis lines before use.
- Multiple heparinisations were performed during the patient's extended hospital stay.
- Proper heparinisations help prevent thrombosis in central venous catheters.
- The nursing staff documented all heparinisations in the patient's medical record.