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Effect of Antithrombin in Fresh Frozen Plasma on Hemostasis After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery
Fresh frozen plasma administration increased antithrombin activity and caused activated clotting time prolongation, but then increased clotting ability. Thus, testing by rotational thromboelastometry after cardiopulmonary bypass could be valuable in the detection of comprehensive clotting ability.
The Complex Nature of Emboli Detection During Cardiac Procedures
Certainly, as the letter authors stated, emboli source and delivery during surgical procedures is complex. Multidisciplinary teams are needed to solve this problem. We are glad that a robust body of literature precedes us and that the relatively small but extremely important research community represented by World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery readers will continue to work together toward improving technology to accurately identify emboli burden and characteristics during cardiac procedures.
