Cardiopulmonary Bypass With Heparin-Coated Circuits and Reduced Systemic Anticoagulation Anne H Kuitunen, MD, Lasse J Heikkilä, MD, Markku T Salmenperä, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 63, Issue 2, Pages 438-444 (February 1997) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01099-5
Fig. 1 Activated clotting times (ACT) and heparin (hep) anti-Xa activity (Anti-Xa) before (preop), during (CPB), and after (prot) cardiopulmonary bypass. (∗ = p < 0.05; ∗∗∗ = p < 0.001 between the groups.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 63, 438-444DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01099-5)
Fig. 2 Plasma concentrations of fibrinopeptide A (FPA), D-dimer (D-D), and prothrombin fragment (F 1 + 2) preoperatively and 10 minutes and 2 hours after protamine administration in the uncoated (white bars) and coated (black bars) groups. (CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass; ∗∗ = p < 0.01, ∗∗∗ = p < 0.001 between the groups.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 63, 438-444DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(96)01099-5)