title: Presenting Baseline Coagulation of Infra Renal Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis.
abstract: The incidence of coagulopathy in patients presenting with rAAA is not clear. The lack of high-quality evidence has led to various speculations, reliance on anecdotal experience, and suggestions about their appropriate haemostatic resuscitation. The aim of this systematic review is to establish the baseline coagulation status of infra renal ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) against defined standards and definitions.
  
  
  
  An electronic search of literature in Medline, CINHAL, Scopus Embase, and Cochrane library was performed in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Quality assessment of articles was performed using the Oxford critical appraisal skills programme (CASP) and their recommendation for practice was examined through National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Information on platelet count, international normalisation ratio (INR), activated partial prothrombin time (aPTT), prothrombin time (PT) fibrinogen and D-dimer was extracted, and pooled analysis was performed in accordance with the definition of coagulopathy and its subtypes. Pooled prevalence of coagulopathies and 95% CI were estimated with a variance weighted random effects model.
  
  
  
  Seven studies, comprising 461 patients were included in this systematic review. Overall weighted prevalence of coagulopathy was 12.3% (95% CI 10.7-13.9), 11.7% for INR (95% CI 1-31.6), 10.1% for platelet count (95% CI 1-26.8), and 11.1% for aPTT (95% CI 0.78-31). Fibrinogen serum concentration level was normal in 97%, and 46.2% (n = 55) of patients had elevated D-dimer. Only 6% of the entire population demonstrated significant coagulopathy. DIC was noted in 2.4% of the population.
  
  
  
  This first systematic review of literature on baseline coagulation of rAAAs suggests that the majority of these patients do not present with coagulopathy and only a minor proportion of patients present with significant coagulopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK. Electronic address: Alikordzadeh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kordzadeh
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Parsa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Heath Road, Ipswich, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Askari
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Preoperative Care, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maddison
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK.
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Panayiotopoulos
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000097:blood*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000097:blood*; D005340:Fibrinogen; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence
chemical_list: D005340:Fibrinogen
keywords: Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Coagulation profile; Coagulation status; Pooled analysis; Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm; Systematic review