The society of thoracic surgeons, the society of cardiovascular anesthesiologists, and the American society of extracorporeal technology: Clinical practice guidelines - Anticoagulation during cardiopulmonary bypass

Despite more than a half century of “safe” cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), the evidence base surrounding the conduct of anticoagulation therapy for CPB has not been organized into a succinct guideline. For this and other reasons, there is enormous practice variability relating to the use and dosing of