Correlation between Partial Thromboplastin Time and Thromboelastography in Adult Critically Ill Patients Requiring Bivalirudin for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

Mitchell S BuckleyGrace E BenantiJordan MeckelLuwam A TekleBrian GilbertDaniel Puebla NeiraDakota A McNierneyGrace KorkamesMelanie YerondopoulosAndrew ParkJennifer A O'HeaRobert MacLaren

Published in: Pharmacotherapy (2023)

Moderate correlation was found between TEG R time and aPTT associated with bivalirudin during ECMO in critically ill adults. Further research is warranted to address the optimal test to guide clinical decision-making for anticoagulation dosing in ECMO patients.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
decision making
end stage renal disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
high intensity
intensive care unit