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Haemorrhagic complications in the nursing care of the adult patient in extracorporeal circulation: literature review
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Patients undergoing extracorporeal circulation (ECMO) require high doses of anticoagulant for the circuit to function properly, which exposes them to a high bleeding risk. The most common bleeding sites are the cannulae insertion sites, skin and mucous membranes. Less frequent, but potentially fatal, are major bleedings (pulmonary, gastrointestinal, retroperitoneal and central nervous system).
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Binda, F., Lazzarini, A., & Accardi, R. (2021). Haemorrhagic complications in the nursing care of the adult patient in extracorporeal circulation: literature review. Scenario® - Il Nursing Nella Sopravvivenza, 38(2), 45–51. https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2021.480
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