title: Time course of haemostatic effects of fibrinogen concentrate administration in aortic surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is currently a contrast between the demonstrated benefits of fibrinogen concentrate in correcting bleeding and reducing transfusion, and its perceived thrombogenic potential. This analysis evaluates the effects of fibrinogen concentrate on coagulation up to 12 days after administration during aortic surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a post hoc analysis of a prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of fibrinogen concentrate as first-line haemostatic therapy in aortic surgery. After cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and protamine administration, subjects with coagulopathic bleeding received fibrinogen concentrate or placebo. The placebo group received allogeneic blood products, including fresh-frozen plasma (FFP; n=32); the fibrinogen concentrate group received fibrinogen concentrate alone (FC; n=14), or fibrinogen concentrate followed by allogeneic blood products (FC+FFP; n=15). Plasma fibrinogen, fibrin-based clotting (ROTEM(®)-based FIBTEM assay), and peri- and postoperative haematological and coagulation parameters were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Plasma fibrinogen and FIBTEM maximum clot firmness (MCF) decreased ∼50% during CPB but were corrected by FC or FC+FFP. At last suture, the highest values for plasma fibrinogen (360 mg dl(-1)) and FIBTEM MCF (22 mm) were within normal ranges--below the acute phase increases observed after surgery. In patients receiving only FFP as a source of fibrinogen, these parameters recovered marginally by last suture (P<0.001 vs FC and FC+FFP). All groups displayed comparable haemostasis at 24 h post-surgery. Fibrinogen concentrate did not cause alterations of other haemostasis parameters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fibrinogen concentrate provided specific, significant, short-lived increases in plasma fibrinogen and fibrin-based clot firmness after aortic surgery.
authors: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, SALK University Hospital, Salzburg, Austria. solomon.cristina@googlemail.com
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Solomon
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Hagl
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Rahe-Meyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics; D005340:Fibrinogen
keywords: blood coagulation tests; cardiopulmonary bypass; fibrin; fibrinogen; plasma
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