title: Con: The Hepcon HMS Should Not Be Used Instead of Traditional Activated Clotting Time to Dose Heparin and Protamine for Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA. Electronic address: ggilly@ochsner.org.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gilly
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trusheim
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006493:Heparin; D006801:Humans; D028321:Plant Preparations; D011479:Protamines; D014914:Whole Blood Coagulation Time
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; C584915:Hepcon; D028321:Plant Preparations; D011479:Protamines; D006493:Heparin
keywords: Hepcon; activated clotting time; anticoagulation; antithrombin III; cardiopulmonary bypass; heparin; heparin dose-response curve; tissue factor pathway inhibitor