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Protamine Test Dose: Impact on Activated Clotting Time and Circuit Integrity
Thursday, February 10, 2022
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Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.059
Recurrent observation of clot in the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit after the administration of a protamine test dose (PTD) prompted concern over the effects of PTDs on patient activated clotting times (ACTs).