Blood loss kinetics during first 12 hours after on-pump cardiac surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: Hourly rate of chest tube blood loss seems quite relevant to predict, within the very first postoperative hours after cardiac surgery, major bleeding at H12. Its early detection may help to improve blood conservation strategy since it may prompt preemptive treatments. PMID: 32896545 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 3, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Saour M, Zeroual N, Aubry E, Blin C, Gaudard P, Colson PH Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research