2023
Anticoagulation and hemostasis on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Carmona C, Nellis M, Karam O. Anticoagulation and hemostasis on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2023, 35: 297-302. PMID: 36974451, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemostatic transfusionsMembrane oxygenationPlatelet transfusionsProspective randomized trialsOptimal anticoagulation strategyExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationPlatelet transfusion strategyRecent systematic reviewHemostatic changesAnticoagulation strategiesFrequent complicationMost patientsThrombotic complicationsTransfusion strategyRandomized trialsCareful titrationObservational studyTransfusionSystematic reviewAnticoagulationECMOComplicationsBleedingTwo-fold decreaseRisk
2022
Effect of Platelet Transfusions on Extracorporeal Life Support Oxygenator’s Function
Chegondi M, Vijayakumar N, Badheka A, Karam O. Effect of Platelet Transfusions on Extracorporeal Life Support Oxygenator’s Function. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2022, 10: 826477. PMID: 35321010, PMCID: PMC8936087, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.826477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationPediatric intensive care unitPlatelet transfusionsOxygenator functionECMO supportVeno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenationOnly independent factorSubgroup of patientsIntensive care unitAnticoagulation strategiesCommon complicationMembrane oxygenationCare unitRetrospective studyMain complicationsLowest quartileTransfusionIndependent factorsMmHgECMO oxygenatorROC curveComplicationsPatientsChildrenRegression models