Unfractionated Heparin Activity Measured by Anti-Factor Xa Levels is Associated with the Need for ECMO Circuit/Membrane Oxygenator Change: A Retrospective Pediatric Study

摘要

RationaleTraditional measures of anticoagulation, including activated clotting time (ACT), have been poorly correlated with circuit thrombosis in pediatric patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).