PMID- 37967498 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231204 LR - 20231204 IS - 1532-9453 (Electronic) IS - 1055-8586 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 4 DP - 2023 Aug TI - Systemic anticoagulation in ECMO. PG - 151333 LID - S1055-8586(23)00080-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151333 [doi] AB - While unfractionated heparin (UFH) remains the mainstay of anticoagulation during pediatric extracorporeal life support, direct thrombin inhibitors (DTIs) are increasingly used. In this article, we will review most recent evidence regarding utilization of both UFH and DTIs and compare their known advantages and disadvantages. We will present anticoagulation monitoring strategies during ECMO and outline the most recent Extracorporeal Life Support Organization's anticoagulation guidelines, however with the caveat that there are no true consensus recommendations for anticoagulation management in pediatric ECMO. With these updates, we will serve as the bedside clinician's refresher on common practices for anticoagulation during "routine" ECMO. We will additionally highlight special circumstances, including high risk surgical procedures during ECMO, in which adjustments in anticoagulation and/or addition of antifibrinolytic therapy might mitigate risk. CI - Copyright (c) 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc. FAU - Larabee, Shannon M AU - Larabee SM AD - Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, United States. FAU - Hollinger, Laura E AU - Hollinger LE AD - Medical University of South Carolina, United States. Electronic address: hollingl@musc.edu. FAU - Vogel, Adam M AU - Vogel AM AD - Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, United States. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231021 PL - United States TA - Semin Pediatr Surg JT - Seminars in pediatric surgery JID - 9216162 RN - 9005-49-6 (Heparin) RN - 0 (Anticoagulants) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Child MH - *Heparin/therapeutic use MH - Anticoagulants/therapeutic use MH - *Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/methods MH - Blood Coagulation Tests/methods OTO - NOTNLM OT - Activated clotting time OT - Activated partial thromboplastin time OT - Anti-Xa OT - Anticoagulation OT - Dilute thrombin time OT - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation OT - Heparin, Direct thrombin inhibitors OT - Viscoelastic assays COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this pape. EDAT- 2023/11/16 00:42 MHDA- 2023/12/04 12:42 CRDT- 2023/11/15 18:00 PHST- 2023/12/04 12:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/16 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/15 18:00 [entrez] AID - S1055-8586(23)00080-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151333 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Semin Pediatr Surg. 2023 Aug;32(4):151333. doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151333. Epub 2023 Oct 21.