Successful use of hirudin during cardiac surgery using minimized extracorporeal circulation in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
case_series · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.032.
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Abstract
In this case series, we describe our successful use of a reduced hirudin dosage as an anticoagulant during cardiac surgery using minimized extracorporeal circulation in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Medical subject headings
- Anticoagulants
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Extracorporeal Circulation
- Fibrinolytic Agents
- Heparin
- Hirudins
- Thrombocytopenia