Antithrombin III supplementation on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: impact on heparin dose and circuit life

JW Byrnes, CJ Swearingen, P Prodhan, R Fiser… - ASAIO …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Antithrombin III (ATIII) is used during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) based
on physiologic rationale and studies during cardiopulmonary bypass. In February 2008, our …

Incremental reduction in the incidence of stroke in children supported with the Berlin EXCOR ventricular assist device

JW Byrnes, P Prodhan, BA Williams, ML Schmitz… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Cerebrovascular events (CVEs) are common among children supported with
the Berlin EXCOR (Berlin Heart GmbH, Berlin, Germany) ventricular assist device (VAD) …

Pediatric cardiac intensive care society 2014 consensus statement: pharmacotherapies in cardiac critical care anticoagulation and thrombolysis

TM Giglia, C Witmer, DE Procaccini… - Pediatric Critical Care …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Thrombotic complications are increasingly being recognized as a significant
cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric and congenital heart disease. The objective of …

Steroid therapy attenuates acute phase reactant response among children on ventricular assist device support

JW Byrnes, AT Bhutta, MR Rettiganti, A Gomez… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Hyperfibrinogenemia, which can create a procoagulant milieu, is frequently
observed in patients supported with the Berlin EXCOR (Berlin Heart GmbH, Berlin …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers for adverse lung injury following pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass

A Asfari, KM Hock, JW Byrnes, S Borasino… - Critical Care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Cardiopulmonary bypass triggers systemic inflammation, resulting in lung
injury, and frequently leads to prolonged mechanical ventilation. Biomarkers of systemic …

Evaluation of bivalirudin dosing in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with renal insufficiency or renal replacement therapy

M Hamzah, TG Seelhammer, M Yabrodi… - ASAIO …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Bivalirudin offers several important advantages of relevance to the management of
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients. This multicenter retrospective …

Outcomes of multiple runs of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Registry

DS Cooper, R Thiagarajan, BM Henry… - Journal of Intensive …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: When patients deteriorate after decannulation from extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (ECMO), a second run of extracorporeal support may be considered. However …

Expanding use of the HeartMate 3 ventricular assist device in pediatric and adult patients within the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network …

MJ O'Connor, M Shezad, H Ahmed, S Amdani… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background We report current outcomes in patients supported with the HeartMate 3 (HM3)
ventricular assist device in a multicenter learning network. Methods The Advanced Cardiac …

Abdominal compartment syndrome in newborns and children supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

P Prodhan, M Imamura, X Garcia, JW Byrnes… - ASAIO …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of timely peritoneal dialysis (PD)
catheter in children with abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) while supported on …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarker-based risk model to predict persistent multiple organ dysfunctions after congenital heart surgery: a prospective observational cohort study

AL Benscoter, JA Alten, MR Atreya, DS Cooper… - Critical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is an important cause of post-
operative morbidity and mortality for children undergoing cardiac surgery requiring …