This study provides evidence that r-hirudin can be used safely and effectively for routine anticoagulation during CPB in patients diagnosed with HIT II. Almost 95% of the patients in whom it was used were discharged uneventfully. Patients with perioperative renal failure, however, showed increased bleeding.
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