title: Local use of ankaferd blood clotter in emergent beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Severe beeding which requiring massive blood transfusion after emergent beating heart surgery is shown to be 1-3%. Therefore, complications and side effects of transfusion can be seen. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Ankaferd blood clotter (ABC) as a new topical herbal blood clotter to decrease mediastinal bleeding in emergent beating heart CABG patients who medicated with clopidogrel and acetyl salisilic acite (ASA) prior to CABG surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  25 CABG patients received a high dose clopidogrel (600 mgr) and 300 mgr ASA have been included into the study (ABC group). 25 patients have also been included into the study for comparison (placebo group, PG). After the administration of protamine sulphate, a 10 ml of ABC solution has been sprayed to the surgical area including mediastinum and epicardial sac. We compared mediastinal drenaige, reoperation due to tamponade, and required blood and blood products in both groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean amount of bleeding after operation was 230 ml in ABC group, and 490 ml in CG (P=0.001). In ICU, bleeding in ABC group and CG was 410ml and 680ml, respectively (P=0.0022). The mean total bleeding from mediastinum was 530±280 mL and 990±440 mL In ABC and CG group, respectively (P=0.001). The amount of autotransfusion was as follows: 175 mL in ABC group, and 290 mL in CG (P=0.002). No patient needed the surgical revision in ABC group, but four patients (16%) from CG group because of cardiac tamponade. Seventeen patients from CG required blood transfusion due to low hematocrite level postoperatively. In CG, the mean hematocrite level was 17±2,3. Transfusion of fresh frozen plasma and platelets in ABC group and CG were as follows: 0.2 and 0 in ABC group, and 0.3and 0.4 in CG.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study showed that the local use of 10 mL ABC reduces bleeding significantly. Therefore, transfusion requirements of PRBC, platelets, and total blood units in patients on clopidogrel and ASA undergoing emergent beating heart CABG. To provide cardiac tamponade because of excessive mediastinal bleeding and requirement of blood transfusion after emergent CABG patients who previously administered clopidogrel and ASA, we propose local use of ABC solution as a potent coagulant agent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mersin Private Middle-East Hospital, Mersin.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Atakan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adana Numune Education and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Dogan
keywords: Ankaferd blood clotter; beating heart CABG; haemostasis
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