Bleeding complications after cardiac surgery, before anticoagulation start and then with argatroban or heparin in the early postoperative setting

Bleeding complications after cardiac surgery, before anticoagulation start and then with argatroban or heparin in the early postoperative setting

Abstract Objectives After elective cardiac surgery a postoperative anticoagulation is obligatory. With critically ill patients the conventional anticoagulation standard heparin is sometimes impossible, e.g. based on HIT II. Then, argatroban is currently a possible alternative, however, due to its im...

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Main Authors: Matthias Klingele, Julia Enkel, Timo Speer, Hagen Bomberg, Lea Baerens, Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Anticoagulation
Argatroban
Bleeding complication
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-020-1059-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-020-1059-8

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