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

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 increased incre...

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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
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090730318300574