[Fibrinolysis activation after cardiac surgery--role of thromboelastography in the diagnosis and treatment].
Use of cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery strongly influences haemostatic system, activating fibrinolysis as well. The widespread use of antiplatelet and fibrinolytic drugs creates haemostatic disturbances in the perioperative period. Thromboelastography seems to be a useful tool in the assessment of this complex process, particularly in the early postoperative period.
Klinika Chirurgii Serca, Naczyń i Transplantologii, Katedra Anestezjologii i Intensywnej Terapii, Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków. r.drwila@szpitaljp2.krakow.pl
Rafał
R
Drwiła
Mirosław
M
Zietkiewicz
Dariusz
D
Plicner
Marcin
M
Wasowicz
Wojciech
W
Słodowski
Bogusław
B
Kapelak
Janusz
J
Andres
Jerzy
J
Sadowski
D000818:Animals; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013916:Thrombelastography