Search Tag: prothrombin complex concentrate
Coagulopathy During Cardiac Surgery: The Role of Factor Concentrates
2019 26 Sep
The EACTS/EACTA Guidelines on patient blood management for adult cardiac surgery. The EACTS/EACTA guidelines were published jointly by the Society of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Cardiac Surgery for patient blood management. In the bleeding patient with a low fibrinogen level (<1.5 g/L), fibrinogen substitution may be considered to reduce... Read more
Prothrombin complex concentrates for rapid anticoagulation reversal before surgery
2018 06 Sep
Current guidelines for rapid anticoagulation reversal for emergency surgery recommend four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) and vitamin K co-administration. A team of experts from the U.S., Canada and Germany reviewed the current evidence on PPC treatment for vitamin K antagonist reversal in the perioperative setting. Overall, the studies... Read more