Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Improvement Advisory for Management of Perioperative Bleeding and Hemostasis in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Bleeding after cardiac surgery is a common and serious complication leading to transfusion of multiple blood products and resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Despite the publication of numerous guidelines and consensus statements for patient blood management in cardiac surgery, research has revealed that adherence to these guidelines is poor, and as a result, a significant variability in patient transfusion practices among practitioners still remains. In addition, although utilization of point of care coagulation monitors and the use of novel therapeutic strategies for perioperative hemostasis, such as the use of coagulation factor concentrates, has increased significantly over the last decade, they are still not widely available in every institution.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - October 9, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jacob Raphael, C. David Mazer, Sudhakar Subramani, Andrew Schroeder, Mohamed Abdalla, Renata Ferreira, Philip E. Roman, Nichlesh Patel, Ian Welsby, Philip E. Greilich, Reed Harvey, Marco Ranucci, Lori B. Heller, Christa Boer, Andrew Wilkey, Steven E. Hill Tags: Special Article Source Type: research