Thromboelastography-based anticoagulation management during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a safety and feasibility pilot study.
Mauro PanigadaGiacomo E IapichinoMatteo BrioniGiovanna PanarelloAlessandro ProttiGiacomo GrasselliGiovanna OcchipintiCristina NovembrinoDario ConsonniAntonio ArcadipaneLuciano GattinoniAntonio PesentiPublished in: Annals of intensive care (2018)
TEG seems to be safely used to guide anticoagulation management during ECMO. Its use was associated with the administration of lower heparin doses compared to a standard of care aPTT-based protocol. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, October 22,2014. Identifier: NCT02271126.