Continuous In-Line Blood Gas Monitoring: CON (EP Video)
Timothy Dickinson discusses the cons of continuous In-Line blood gas monitoring (9:16 minutes).
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Timothy Dickinson discusses the cons of continuous In-Line blood gas monitoring (9:16 minutes).
A Chinese manufacturing plant that was never inspected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could be the source of a potentially deadly allergic reaction experienced by hundreds of U.S. patients infused with Baxter International Inc.'s blood thinner heparin.
This suggests that ACT devices should not be used interchangeably, but cut-off values for safe anticoagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass should be determined for each type of device, particularly when switching supplier.