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Table 3 Comparison of cases with or without fatal bleeding

From: Use of a fixed, body weight-unadjusted loading dose of unfractionated heparin for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

 

Fatal bleeding (−)

Fatal bleeding (+)

P value

 

(n = 29)

(n = 3)

 

Age (mean)

59.5

69.3

0.33

Sex (male)

25

2

 

Mean initial heparin dose (U/kg)

54.6

44.7

0.42

Mean initial ACT (s)

263.5

224.3

0.89

Mean duration of conventional CPR (min)

51.9

67

0.18

  1. ACT activated coagulation time, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation