From 2018 to 2023, use of dTT monitoring for bivalirudin, rather than aPTT monitoring for UFH, during ECMO was associated with decreased laboratory testing and costs and is available on an automated or semi-automated platform. Overall, our data support the use of dTT-monitored bivalirudin during ECMO support, which is cost-efficient and may lead to reduction in total laboratory testing and blood volume sampling.
DORN et al. (Fri,) studied this question.