Table I

Mean (and Standard Deviation) Values and 99% Confidence Intervals (CI) for Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT), Antigen-IIa (Anti-IIa) and Antigen-Xa (Anti-Xa) Activities Before and After Heparin Injection

Hemorrhage risk factorMeasurement time
Preheparin injection2 h after injection4 h after injection
APTT, s
 Mean (and SD)27.6 (4.3)30.5 (8.7)29.5 (9.3)
 99% CI26.0–29.2627.3 – 33.726.1 – 32.9
Anti-IIa, U/mL
 Mean (and SD)0.007 (0.010)0.027 (0.030)0.023 (0.025)
 99% CI0.003 – 0.0110.026 –.028(0.014 – 0.032)
Anti-Xa, U/mL
 Mean (and SD)0.006 (0.016)0.061 (0.052)0.036 (0.037)
 99% CI0.001 – 0.0110.059 – 0.0630.035 – 0.037