Tags Archives: Bleeding

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Abstract Over the past decade, continuous-flow rotary pumps have dramatically improved survival for patients with advanced . Bleeding and thrombosis, however, continue to be the Achilles heel of  (LVAD) therapy. There is..

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Abstract The present study is the premier clinical attempt to scrutinize the practicability of prophylactic fibrinogen infusion in patients undergoing heart transplantation (HT). A total of 67 consecutive patients who..

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Abstract We describe our experience of 30 consecutive children supported with ECMO and receiving 20 ppm of nitric oxide in the oxygenator of the ECMO circuit. Administration of nitric oxide..

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Abstract Objective Unfractionated heparin is a mixture of  with different pharmacologic and  properties. The literature suggests that blood loss after cardiac surgery is related to both elevated postoperative heparin concentrations and the..

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Abstract This retrospective, observational study compared the impact of a point-of-care rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) method versus conventional bleeding management in terms of postoperative (24-h) blood loss, intraoperative and postoperative (24-h)..

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Abstract Introduction This study was planned to investigate the impact of severe bleeding and  on the development of stroke after . Methods This  includes 2357 patients undergoing isolated CABG from the prospective European  (E-CABG)..

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Abstract Background The administration of blood products during pediatric cardiac surgery is common. We sought to determine if thromboelastography (TEG) is a cost-effective tool to reduce blood product transfusion in..

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The intraoperative use of the CytoSorb hemoadsorption in patients with ticagrelor or rivaroxaban treatment undergoing emergency open-heart operations is a safe and effective method to reduce bleeding complications and to..

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Ticagrelor is a platelet aggregation inhibitor and is recommended in the current European Guidelines for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome and prevention of stent thrombosis.   [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Reduce-bleeding-complications-in-patients-on-ticagrelor_compressed.pdf" title="Reduce..

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Abstract The prediction of bleeding risk in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) patients plays a vital role in their postoperative management. Therefore, an artificial neural network (ANN) to analyze intra-operative laboratory data..

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Abstract Background: Neonates are at high risk of bleeding after open-heart surgery. We sought to determine pre-operative and intra-operative risk factors for increased bleeding after neonatal open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary..

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Abstract OBJECTIVES Between 2% and 8% of patients return to the theatre for mediastinal bleeding following cardiac surgery. In the majority of patients, a surgical source of bleeding is identified...

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Abstract Pediatric cardiac surgical patients are at particular risk for post-cardiopulmonary bypass hemorrhage. Moreover, both the incidence and volume of  have been associated with increased morbidity in pediatric cardiac patients. Transfusion..

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Objective To determine the relationships between hypothermia and pH at surgery end and postoperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in massively transfused adult cardiac surgery patients. Design . Setting Single..

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Abstract Objective To compare the incidence of bleeding and  between adult venoarterial (VA)  (ECMO) patients managed with an  (ACT)-guided heparin  protocol and activated  (aPTT) protocol. Design . Setting Tertiary care, academic medical center...

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Abstract Aims No data exists on inter-institutional differences in terms of adherence to international guidelines regarding the discontinuation of antithrombotics and rates of severe bleeding in coronary artery bypass grafting..

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Abstract Objectives Rotational  (ROTEM)-guided transfusion algorithms in cardiac surgery have been proven to be successful in reducing blood loss in randomized controlled trials. Using an institutional  registry of patients in cardiac surgery..

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Abstract Background:  The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between maximum clot firmness (MCF) in rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) and postoperative bleeding in patients on clopidogrel after..

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Abstract Introduction: Accurate dosing of protamine reversal following on-pump cardiac surgical procedures is challenging, with both excessive and inadequate administration recognised to increase bleeding risk. We aimed to examine the..

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Objective The aim was to evaluate the predictive value of  for  in adult cardiac surgery with . Design Retrospective  and systematic review of the literature. Setting A tertiary university hospital. Participants 202 patients undergoing..

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Abstract Bleeding caused by coagulopathy is common in children undergoing cardiac surgery and causes adverse outcomes. Coagulation testing assists selection of treatments to stop bleeding but has an uncertain role..

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Abstract Background Bleeding as a complication is associated with poorer results in cardiac surgery. There is increasing evidence that the use of blood products is an independent factor of increased..