Protamine Reduces the Risk of Serious Bleeding at the Time of CEA without Increased Risk of Stroke, MI or Death

Introduction: Controversy persists regarding the use of Protamine during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) despite real world evidence to support its use. The purpose of this study was to best determine the impact of protamine reversal of heparin anticoagulation on the outcome of CEA throughout the United States.

https://www.ejves.com/article/S1078-5884(19)31768-X/fulltext?rss=yes

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: David Stone, Kristina Giles, Bjoern Suckow, Philip Goodney, Thomas Huber, Richard Powell, Jack Cronenwett, Salvatore Scali Source Type: research