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Assessment of Thrombin Generation in Pediatric Patients on Extracorporeal Life Support: Impact of Bivalirudin and Other Anticoagulants

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bivalirudin is an alternative anticoagulant to heparin and is widely used in pediatric extracorporeal life support (ECLS). Its activity is monitored using activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and/or more specific tests such as plasma‐diluted thrombin time (dTT).
Vadim Kostousov, Karen Bruzdoski, Amir Navaei, Jun Teruya   +3 more
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Factors associated with ECMO-related vascular complications in VA ECMO.

Factors associated with ECMO-related vascular complications in VA ECMO.
Sung Ho Jung (1815847), Seo Young Park (2277592), Eunae Byun (9925491), Sang Ah Lee (8525583), Tae-Won Kwon (4091755), Yong-Pil Cho (4091737), Pil Je Kang (9929937)   +6 more
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The inflammatory response to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): a review of the pathophysiology [PDF]

, 2016
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technology capable of providing short-term mechanical support to the heart, lungs or both. Over the last decade, the number of centres offering ECMO has grown rapidly.
McAuley, Daniel F, Daniel F. McAuley, Millar, Jonathan E., McDonald, Charles I, Charles I. McDonald, John F. Fraser, McAuley, Daniel F., Fanning, Jonathon P., Fraser, John F., Jonathan E. Millar, McDonald, Charles I., Fanning, Jonathon P, Millar, Jonathan E, Fraser, John F, Jonathon P. Fanning   +14 more
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Negotiated Ventilation: Conceptualising Interprofessional Decision Work in Intensive Care—An Ethnographic Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To conceptualise how ventilation‐related decisions are accomplished as interprofessional work in intensive care practice, moving beyond approaches that treat decision‐making as discrete events. Design Ethnography. Methods Data were generated through 97 h of participant observation and 17 episodic interviews with nurses (n = 12) and ...
Andreas Küpper, Marcel Schmucker, Laura Hahn, Astrid Elsbernd, Simon Kitto, Cornelia Mahler   +5 more
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Clinical Outcomes After Catheter Ablation in Patients With Structural Heart Disease and Ventricular Fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction In patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM), recurrent VF may be treated with catheter ablation by targeting triggering premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) and/or ventricular scar homogenization. Data on optimal ablation strategies in patients with non‐ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) remain limited.
Kenji Hashimoto, Samual Turnbull, Saurabh Kumar   +2 more
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Pediatric Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Presenting With Bilateral Parotid Gland Swelling and Cystic Lung Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review

Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a neoplastic process originating from immature myeloid precursor cells. In this report, we describe a case of a 17‐month‐old with scaling of the scalp and swelling of the bilateral parotid glands who developed acute respiratory distress.
Aretha On, Robert Smith, Robert Duffy, Maria B. Queenan, Melinda Jen   +4 more
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Hepatitis B in Organ Transplantation—Current Evidence and Clinical Gaps

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past several decades there have been significant advances in nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) antiviral therapy for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and global expansion of primary prevention through immunization. Despite this, HBV remains a leading cause of chronic liver disease globally, affecting over 250 million people.
Oscar A. Fernandez‐Garcia, Britta L. Hirsch, Irene A. Abela, Karen E. Doucette   +3 more
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Invasive Fungal Infections in Heart Transplants: A 10‐Year, Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Study From Subtropical Australia

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
In this 10‐year retrospective cohort study of heart transplant recipients in subtropical Australia, we characterize the incidence and microbiological profile of invasive fungal infections, highlighting the underappreciated burden of late‐onset and non‐Aspergillus mold infections and the potential underdiagnosis of polymicrobial disease.
Angus Lane, Karen Hay, John McNamara, Alex Chaudhuri, Andrew Burke, Robert Horvath, Maryam Khorramshahi Bayat, Kanthi Vemuri   +7 more
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): nursing roles and competencies.

openIntroduzione: L’ossigenazione extracorporea a membrana (ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, ECMO) è una tecnica di circolazione extracorporea per il trattamento di pazienti con insufficienza respiratoria e/o cardiaca acuta potenzialmente ...
GALIÈ, GRETA
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Transfusion of blood products to neonatal and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients: A prospective, observational study

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Study Question To describe the blood product utilization during neonatal and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and to determine whether its usage correlates with clinical outcomes of bleeding, thrombosis or mortality. Design Prospective observational study of neonatal and pediatric ECMO patients from September 2016, until ...
Rebecca Barton, Suelyn Van Den Helm, Hui Ping Yaw, Chantal Attard, Graeme MacLaren, Vera Ignjatovic, Natasha Letunica, Vasiliki Karlaftis, Tengyi Cai, Amy Johansen, Derek Best, Roberto Chiletti, Yves d'Udekem, Jo McKittrick, Warwick Butt, Paul Monagle   +15 more
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