The pathology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is exacerbated by the progression
of thrombosis, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and cytokine storms. The …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) causes both thrombosis and bleeding.
Major society guidelines recommend continuous, systemic anticoagulation to prevent …

Importance Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has poor outcome. Whether intra-arrest
transport, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), and immediate invasive …

See page 49 for disclosure information. List of abbreviations: ACT, activated clotting time;
aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; ACHD, adult congenital heart disease; ADHF …

OBJECTIVES: To provide a comparative analysis of conventional heparin-versus bivalirudin-
based systemic anticoagulation in adult and pediatric patients supported on extracorporeal …

The acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AvWS) is a rare bleeding disorder with laboratory
findings similar to those of inherited von Willebrand disease. However, unlike the inherited …

The artificial lung (AL) technology is one of the membrane-based artificial organs that partly
augments lung functions, ie blood oxygenation and CO 2 removal. It is generally employed …

Traced back to December 2019, an unexpected outbreak of a highly contagious new
coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) has rapidly swept around China and the globe. There …

The use of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) devices has significantly increased in the last
decades. Despite medical and technological advancements, a main challenge in the ECLS …

During the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic, extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (ECMO) has been proposed as a possible therapy for COVID-19 patients with …