Hemostasis During Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation: More Questions

We read with the study by Durila et al with interest, however seek several clarifications.1 First, a separate study by Yu et al2 showed that the results of platelet function analyzer 200 (PFA-200) is influenced by various factors, such as use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, blood group type, hematocrit, and time of blood collection, transfusions and underlying diseases. The severity of surgery might cause bleeding which affects collagen −epinephrine (COL/EPI) and collagen−adenosine diphosphate(COL/ADP).
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: Case Anecdotes, Comments and Opinions Source Type: research