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Platelets and fibrinogen matter when bleeding on ECMO

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The data that support the findings of cited ECMO study are available from the corresponding author C.L.H but restrictions apply to the availability of these data, which were used under license for the current study, and so are not publicly available. Data are however available from the authors upon reasonable request to the corresponding author C.L.H and with permission of Department of Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital.

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Hvas, C.L., Hvas, AM. & Christensen, S. Platelets and fibrinogen matter when bleeding on ECMO. Intensive Care Med 49, 1565–1566 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-023-07259-6

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