Low-intensity vs standard-intensity unfractionated heparin for ECMO anticoagulation

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Yeoh, T. H., Ip, A. S. W., Suen, J. Y., Yeung Ng, P., ASAIO Journal, 10.1097/01.mat.0001204440.49974.dc

Abstract: Unfractionated heparin is commonly used in veno-venous and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as anticoagulation to prevent thromboembolic complications. However, anticoagulation intensity vary between ECMO centres.

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