title: Use of recombinant activated factor VII in cardiac surgery for an effective treatment of severe intractable bleeding.
abstract: Experience gained with administration of supranormal-therapeutic doses (90 microg/kg) of recombinant activated factor VII in 7 cardiac surgery patients is presented. The patients were given recombinant activated factor VII postoperatively for intractable bleeding, 5 of them after surgical revision. Administration of recombinant activated factor VII was associated with significant reduction in blood loss (P < 0.05) and shortening of INR and aPTT in laboratory tests. None of the patients needed reoperation. Administration of recombinant activated factor VII proved highly effective in management of massive hemorrhage in cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, 3rd Medical School of Charles University, Kralovske Vinohrady University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic..
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vanek
authors.forename: Zbynek
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Straka
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hrabak
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jares
authors.forename: Peter Jan
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Brucek
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Votava
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D015942:Factor VIIa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015942:Factor VIIa