Title
Phrothrombin complex concentrate: A therapeutic alternative for coagulopathy in cardiac surgery
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Cuban Society of Cardiology, Cuban Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
Abstract
Coagulopathy following cardiac surgery is associated with considerable blood product transfusion and high morbidity and mortality. The treatment of coagulopathy following cardiac surgery is challenging, with the replacement of clotting factors being based on transfusion of fresh frozen plasma (FFP). Prothrombin complex concentrate (PCCs) is an alternative method to replace clotting factors and warrants evaluation. PCCs are also an alternative method to treat refractory ongoing bleeding post-cardiac surgery compared to recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) and also warrants evaluation. OBJECTIVES: Assess the benefits and harms of PCCs in people undergoing cardiac surgery who have coagulopathic non-surgical bleeding.
Start page
1
End page
2
Volume
26
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85102242928
Source
Revista Cubana de Cardiologia y Cirugia Cardiovascular
Resource of which it is part
Revista Cubana de Cardiologia y Cirugia Cardiovascular
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