Feasibility and acceptability of continuous postoperative pericardial flushing for blood loss reduction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Autor: Hakan Kara, Tuncay Erden
Přispěvatelé: Giresun Üniversitesi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Blood transfusion
Turkey
medicine.medical_treatment
Hemorrhage
Pilot Projects
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
law.invention
Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
03 medical and health sciences
Coronary artery bypass surgery
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
law
Cardiac tamponade
medicine
Humans
Blood Transfusion
Postoperative hemorrhage
Postoperative Period
Prospective Studies
Coronary Artery Bypass
Chest tube
Blood Coagulation
Aged
Retrospective Studies
Aged
80 and over

business.industry
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Cardiac surgery
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
030228 respiratory system
Cardiothoracic surgery
Feasibility Studies
Female
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Continuous postoperative pericardial flushing
Pericardium
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Artery
ISSN: 0005-1500
Popis: WOS: 000515006000002 PubMed: 31325107 Introduction Postoperative bleeding requires blood transfusion and surgical re-exploration that can affect the short- and long-term postoperative outcomes. Interventions that can be used in the postoperative period to reduce blood loss should be developed. Continuous postoperative pericardial flushing (CPPF) with an irrigation solution may reduce blood loss by preventing the accumulation of clots. This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of CPPF for reducing bleeding after coronary artery bypass surgery. Methods This pilot study adopted a prospective and group comparison design. Between January and April 2018, 42 patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass surgery received CPPF from sternal closure up to 8 h postoperative. The mean actual blood loss in the CPPF group was compared to the mean of retrospectively group (n = 58). In the CPPF group, an extra infusion catheter was inserted through one of the tube incision holes and an irrigation solution (0.9% NaCl at 38 degrees C) was delivered to the pericardial cavity by using a volumetric pump. Safety aspects, feasibility issues, and complications were documented. The primary outcome was blood loss, and it was assessed 18 h after the surgery. Results CPPF was successfully completed in 40 patients (95.24%). Method-related complications were not observed. Feasibility was good in this experimental setting. Blood loss was lower in the CPPF group (257.24 mL) than non-CPPF group (p < 0.001). Conclusions CPPF after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is safe, effective, feasible, and acceptable. However, standardized randomized clinical trials are necessary to draw definitive conclusions.
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