The use of bivalirudin for cardiopulmonary bypass anticoagulation in pediatric heparin-induced thrombocytopenia patients

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Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 667-669

  Gates, Richard ^a   Yost, Paul ^a   Parker, Beth ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Bivalirudin; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

PEDIATRICS;

ACTIVATED CLOTTING TIME; ANTI-COAGULATION; BIVALIRUDIN; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS CIRCUIT; HAEMOSTASIS; HEPARIN-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIUM; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; RISK GROUPS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

HIRULOG;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEMOSTASIS; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INCISION; INFANT; INTESTINE RESECTION; MODIFIED ULTRAFILTRATION; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; TUBE;

EID: 77955434583     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00961.x     Document Type: Article

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