Patient Directed Arterial Pressure During Aortic Surgery (EP Video)
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: This study compared pulmonary function after the transfusion of FFP derived from either male donors only (FFP-male) or mixed donors (FFP-mixed) in informed surgical patients treated at a tertiary university hospital in Japan.
Awake ECLS strategy associated with physiotherapy is performed regardless of cannulation approach. Ambulation, as main objective, is achieved in almost half the population examined. Prospective studies are needed to evaluate safety and efficacy of physiotherapy during Awake ECLS, and suitable patient selection. Guidelines are required to identify appropriate assessment/evaluation tools for Awake ECLS patients monitoring.
In some patients on ECMO, use of samples collected in sodium citrate tubes for TEG analysis results in significant artifacts, which could lead to heparin overdosing in these patients.