Fatal thrombosis with activated factor VII in a paediatric patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

نویسندگان

  • Richard P Chalwin
  • Ravindranath Tiruvoipati
  • Giles J Peek
چکیده

Bleeding remains a potential complication for patients requiring extracorporeal life support systems. Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) is one of the drugs used in controlling bleeding. Its use is generally found to be safe. We report a paediatric patient who developed fatal thrombosis with the use of rFVIIa whilst on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and discuss the possible factors that lead to fatal thrombosis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

دوره 34 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008