Fibrinogen levels compensation of thrombocytopenia-induced bleeding following cardiac surgery

After cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) thrombocytopenia is a relatively common pattern which may trigger postoperative bleeding. The purpose of this study is to verify if the endogenous fibrinogen levels are independent determinants of chest drain blood loss and need for allogeneic blood products transfusions in a clinical model of post-CPB thrombocytopenia.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - September 28, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Marco Ranucci, Ekaterina Baryshnikova, Matteo Ranucci, Simona Silvetti, Surgical and Clinical Outcome Research (SCORE) Group Source Type: research