Abstract Background Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome is a severe adverse drug reaction marked by delayed hypersensitivity reactions causing skin and systemic complications. DRESS diagnosis is..
Read MoreAbstract Introduction Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the use of recombinant Anti-Thrombin III (AT-III) administration during neonatal and pediatric short- and long-term mechanical support for..
Read MoreAbstract Heparins have been invaluable therapeutic anticoagulant polysaccharides for over a century, whether used as unfractionated heparin or as low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) derivatives. However, heparin production by extraction..
Read MoreAbstract Background: The conventional method of heparin and protamine management during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is based on total body weight which fails to account for the heterogeneous response to heparin in each patient...
Read MoreAbstract Background The presence of dextran sulfate (DS) in reagents and the type of blood collection tube (citrate/citrated-theophylline-adenosine-dipyridamole [CTAD]) can lead to discrepancies between unfractionated heparin (UFH) anti-Xa levels. Objectives ..
Read MoreAbstract Background No guidelines for administering and monitoring anticoagulants intraprocedurally are currently available in dogs, despite the prevalence of procedures necessitating systemic anticoagulation with heparin. Objectives To evaluate an activated..
Read MoreAbstract Introduction Individualized heparin and protamine management is increasingly used as a strategy to reduce coagulation activation and bleeding complications. While it is associated with increased heparin requirements during Cardiopulmonary..
Read MoreAbstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) supplies circulatory support and gas exchange to critically ill patients. Despite the use of systemic anticoagulation, blood exposure to ECMO surfaces causes thromboembolism complications. Inhibition..
Read MoreAbstract Objectives We aimed to evaluate thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications with heparin versus bivalirudin use in veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO). Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study of..
Read MoreAbstract The term heparin resistance (HR) is used by clinicians without specific criteria. We performed a literature search and surveyed our SSC membership to better define the term when applied..
Read MoreAbstract Background Little evidence exists on the relationship between the estimated heparin sensitivity index (HSI) based on commonly available clinical and laboratory data and observed HSI in the adult population...
Read MoreAbstract Introduction There are several types of surface treatments (coatings) aimed at improving the biocompatibility of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit. Some coatings appear to require higher doses of heparin to..
Read MoreAbstract Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune-mediated from unfractionated or low-molecular-weight heparin that results in thrombocytopenia and potentially catastrophic thrombosis. HIT occurs due to the development of platelet-activating antibodies against multimolecular..
Read MoreAbstract Background: Systemic anticoagulation with heparin during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) should be neutralized by protamine administration to restore normal hemostasis. Our previous study showed the protamine-to-heparin ratio (P-to-H) of 1:1..
Read MoreAbstract Objective To retrospectively evaluate a conservation approach to heparin reversal implemented during times of critical shortages. This approach was aimed at maintaining access to cardiac surgical services. Setting In-patient hospital..
Read MoreAbstract Objective Heparin resistance is often encountered during cardiopulmonary bypass. Heparin dose and activated clotting time target values for the initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass are not yet universally standardized; further..
Read MoreAbstract Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is defined as new-onset AF in the immediate postoperative period. The relatively high incidence of POAF after cardiac surgery is well described, but pathophysiological..
Read MoreAbstract Introduction Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) was introduced many years ago aiming to reduce the known complications of conventional on-pump coronary surgeries. Heparin is required during the procedures,..
Read MoreAbstract The common conception of “heparin rebound” invokes heparin returning to circulation in the after apparently adequate intraoperative reversal with . This is believed to portend increased and provides the rationale for administering..
Read MoreAbstract Objectives In our center, an unusual rate of patients had abnormalities of hemostasis in immediate postoperative period of cardiac surgery. Our objectives were to identify the cause of these..
Read MoreAbstract Heparin anticoagulation increases the bleeding risk during extracorporeal life support (ECLS). This study determined whether factor XII (FXII) silencing using short interfering RNA (siRNA) can provide ECLS circuit anticoagulation without bleeding. Adult..
Read MoreAbstract Introduction There are no randomized controlled trials comparing low and high activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) targets in heparinized adult veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients. Our systematic..
Read MoreAbstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) poses unique thrombotic and hemorrhagic risks, and the optimal anticoagulant choice is unknown. We systematically searched Ovid EBM Reviews, Ovid Embase, Ovid Medline, Scopus, and..
Read MoreAbstract The use of heparin for anticoagulation has changed the face of cardiac surgery by allowing a bloodless and motionless surgical field throughout the introduction of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However,..
Read MoreAbstract The effect and safety of bivalirudin compared with heparin in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the effectiveness and..
Read MoreAbstract Introduction Our study aim was to explore how different protamine-heparin ratios impacted enzymatic coagulation and acellular fibrin clot growth in plasma using an in vitro model. We hypothesized that..
Read MoreAbstract Objectives Despite the increasing utilization of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices, the 4Ts and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) Expert Probability (HEP) scores have not been validated in patients with suspected..
Read MoreAbstract In this study, we have evaluated and examined various nursing effects of improved administration of protamine sulfate neutralizing heparin after cardiopulmonary bypass. For this purpose, retrospective analysis was made..
Read MoreAbstract Background Thrombocytopenia (platelet count below 150 x 103/μL) is a common finding after open-heart surgery and can lead to various complications, including patient death. This study aimed to determine..
Read MoreAbstract Systemic is necessary before (CPB) in cardiac surgery, and administration to neutralize heparin for is required at the end of CPB. Because protamine is an allogeneic protein extracted from the sperm of specific..
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