Thromboelastographic evaluation after cardiac surgery optimizes transfusion requirements in the intensive care unit: a single-center retrospective cohort study using an inverse probability weighting method.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There are no reports from Japan showing the effects of using the thromboelastography algorithm on transfusion requirements after Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission, and post-implementation knowledge regarding the thromboelastography algorithm under the Japanese healthcare system is insufficient. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify the effect of the TEG6s thromboelastography algorithm on transfusion requirements for patients in the ICU after cardiac surgery.

Methods

We retrospectively compared the requirements for blood transfusion up to 24 h after ICU admission using the thromboelastography algorithm (January 2021 to April 2022) (thromboelastography group; n = 201) and specialist consultation with surgeons and anesthesiologists (January 2018 to December 2020) (

SUBMITTER: Tamura T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180616 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature