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Bivaluridina y ECMO Editorial CC by sacredhearthrudhayapuram is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The letter discusses the use of bivalirudin as an anticoagulant in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) post-cardiotomy, highlighting the risk of spontaneous intracardiac thrombosis due to blood stagnation. It suggests maintaining minimal intracardiac blood flow to mitigate this risk and recommends switching to heparin anticoagulation if thrombus formation is observed. The author emphasizes the importance of avoiding blood stagnation during ECMO to prevent complications associated

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sacredhearthrudhayapuram
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