Use of activated recombinant factor VII for severe coagulopathy post ventricular assist device or orthotopic heart transplant
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ventricular assist devices(VAD) implantation/removal is a complex surgical procedure with perioperative bleeding complications occurring in nearly half of the cases. Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) has been used off-label t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/2/1/32 |