Use of Thromboelastogram in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for a Patient with Pulmonary Hemorrhage due to Microscopic Polyangiitis
Systemic heparinisation is required for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy, to prevent clotting of circuit and formation of thrombus in patient.Activated clotting time Appetite Control (ACT) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) has been the mainstay of monitoring of heparin dose.Thromboelastogram (TEG) is increasingly being used