Heparin induced thrombocytopenia diagnosis in cardiac surgery: is there a role for thromboelastography?
The aim of the present protocol is to investigate the potency of thromboelastography (TEG) to screen postcardiac heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) patients suspicious for HIT type II, and to differentiate which of them are subject to suffer thrombotic complications from those who will suffer hemorrhagic complications.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. ikouerinis@hotmail.com
Ilias A
IA
Kouerinis
Antonios
A
Kourtesis
Mahmoud
M
El-Ali
Theodoros
T
Sergentanis
Athena
A
Plagou
Michalis
M
Argiriou
Nikolaos
N
Theakos
Aikaterini
A
Giannakopoulou
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006115:Greece; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013916:Thrombelastography / Q000191:economics; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin