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Can ROTEM thromboelastometry predict postoperative bleeding after cardiac surgery?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18922419     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the predictive ability of ROTEM thromboelastometry (Pentapharm, Basel, Switzerland) to identify patients bleeding more than 200 mL/h in the early postoperative period after cardiac surgery. DESIGN: A prospective observational study. SETTING: A single university hospital. Participants: Fifty-eight adult male and female patients undergoing primary coronary artery revascularization. INTERVENTIONS: Blood samples taken preoperatively and at 1, 2, and 3 hours after surgery. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Eight patients bled at least 200 mL/h in the study period. All (100%) had at least 1 abnormal ROTEM result in the study period. Of the 49 patients not found to be bleeding more than 200 mL/h in any of the first 4 postoperative hours, 46 (94%) had at least 1 abnormal ROTEM result. The positive and negative predictive values were 14.8% and 100%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: ROTEM thromboelastometry has poor predictive utility to identify patients who bleed more than 200 mL/h in the early postoperative period after cardiac surgery. However, its negative predictive value was good.
Authors:
Simon J Davidson; Donovan McGrowder; Michael Roughton; Andrea A Kelleher
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1532-8422     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth.     Publication Date:  2008 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-16     Completed Date:  2009-01-27     Revised Date:  2010-04-05    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9110208     Medline TA:  J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  655-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Haematology, Royal Bromptom Hospital, London, UK. s.davidson@rbht.nhs.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Blood Coagulation
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Prospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Thrombelastography / instrumentation*
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Comment In:
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2008 Oct;22(5):653-4   [PMID:  18922418 ]
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2010 Apr;24(2):381; author reply 381-2   [PMID:  19450990 ]

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