von Willebrand Factor, Free Hemoglobin and Thrombosis in ECMO

von Willebrand Factor, Free Hemoglobin and Thrombosis in ECMO

Though extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides life-saving support, this intervention exposes patients to certain risks. Circulating free hemoglobin (fHb) resulting from mechanically induced hemolysis and insufficient haptoglobin/hemopexin may promote thrombosis within the ECMO circuit....

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Main Authors: Christian Valladolid, Andrew Yee, Miguel A. Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
ECMO induced coagulopathy
VWF
free hemoglobin
thrombosis
fibrinogen
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00228/full

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