Hereditary and Acquired Defects that Predispose Patients to Excessive Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery (Video)

Red Blood Cell Transfusion Requirements for Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Patients without clinical bleeding still required transfusion, with higher rates observed with VA- than VV-ECMO. Transfusion requirements dramatically increased when patients developed various bleeding complications and had a significant impact on 30-day mortality rate.