title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3094 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, USA. welsb001@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Ian J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Welsby
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Phillips-Bute
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin