Fresh frozen plasma: A solution to heparin resistance during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

Fresh frozen plasma: A solution to heparin resistance during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

Abstract Objective The management of Heparin resistance in patients undergoing ECMO is still uncertain. We sought to assess the efficacy and safety of Fresh frozen plasma to optimize the anticoagulation in these patients. Methods We studied 42 adults undergoing VA-ECMO. Heparin infusion was increase...

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Main Authors: Fayaz Mohammed Khazi, Ashraf Mahmoud Elhoufi, Tarek Ahmed AbdelAziz, Nayyer R Siddiqui, Bassil Al-Zamkan, Suresh Babu Robert, Pradeep Kumar Pillai, Obaid Aljassim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2018-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Heparin resistance
Anticoagulation
Fresh frozen plasma
Bleeding
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejccm.2018.12.020
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