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A 76-neonate randomized trial compared initial heparin doses during CPB. Higher initial dosing improved ACT response and a thrombin-generation marker, but clinical benefit and
Seattle Children’s describes modified blood priming in 26 patients weighing 2.0–6.5 kg. Calculated red-cell priming combined with autologous priming reduced crystalloid exposure; mean PRBC
A survey of 71 European centers reveals wide variation in neonatal CPB prime volumes, blood-product resources, and coagulation-management practices.
This technique article describes a novel method for converting pediatric patients from veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using a single
