Prediction of Post-Weaning Fibrinogen Status during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: An Observational Study in 110 Patients.

After cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), acquired coagulopathy often leads to post-CPB bleeding. Though multifactorial in origin, this coagulopathy is often aggravated by deficient fibrinogen levels.To assess whether laboratory and thrombelastometric testing on CPB can predict plasma...

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Main Authors: Gabor Erdoes, Germaine Gerster, Giuseppe Colucci, Heiko Kaiser, Lorenzo Alberio, Balthasar Eberle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4444179?pdf=render