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. 2023 Oct 13:10:1210564.
doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1210564. eCollection 2023.

The haemostatic arsenal of the pediatric cardiac surgeon

Alexander Reynolds  1 , William Novick  2   3 , Oleksandr Yachhnik  4 , Andriy Plylypets  4 , Massimo Griselli  5
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The haemostatic arsenal of the pediatric cardiac surgeon

Alexander Reynolds et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: blood donation and transfusion; cardiopulmanory bypass; global surgery; haemodilution; haemostasis; humanitarian paediatric cardiac surgery; paediatric cardiac anaesthesia.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Pre-operative harvest of donor platelets from one author. Photographs taken by Pietro Chekal on behalf of Chernobyl Children International.
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Figure 2
Intra-operative administration of the platelets from the author. Photographs taken by Pietro Chekal on behalf of Chernobyl Children International.
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