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Editorial
. 2021 Jul 1;49(7):1208-1210.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004964.

Bivalirudin in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Moving Forward in the Real World

Mark Caridi-Scheible  1   2 , Kayla Nichols  3 , Jolie Gallagher  3
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Editorial

Bivalirudin in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Moving Forward in the Real World

Mark Caridi-Scheible et al. Crit Care Med. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Nichols disclosed the off-label product use of bivalirudin in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit anticoagulation. Drs. Caridi-Scheible and Gallagher have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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