Management of Anticoagulation during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Children

Management of Anticoagulation during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Children

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is often used in critically ill children with severe cardiopulmonary failure. Worldwide, about 3600 children are supported by ECMO each year, with an increase of 10% in cases per year. Although anticoagulation is necessary to prevent circuit thrombosis duri...

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Main Authors: Madhuradhar Chegondi, Niranjan Vijayakumar, Balagangadhar R. Totapally
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Pediatric Reports
Subjects:
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
ECMO
extracorporeal life support
anticoagulation
bleeding
thrombosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/14/3/39

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