Table 4.

Heparin administration.

TAH Postimplant Days (U/kg/h)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
5	8	10	9	8
7	5	13	19	21	20
5	9	11	13	14	14	14	15	14	13
	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
	6	6	6	4	4	4	4		6	8	8	8	8	8
	5	3				11	12	13	14	15	16	16
4	5	7	8	9	9	9	10	11
4	7	8	7	7	6	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	8
	4	4	5	9	11	11	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
5	7	5	10	13	10	10	12	12	12	13	16	16	16	16	16
	10	14	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

The daily average heparin administration rate for each patient for the first 3 weeks of implantation. Heparin administration was titrated by aPTT, and the difference between HTEG and KTEG R times and alpha angles. Some patients required heparin on later implant days when warfarin therapy was not well controlled. Median start POD 1 (1, 2). Median POD discontinued 13 (9.25, 17.5).