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..
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