The management of perioperative bleeding involves multiple assessments and strategies to
ensure appropriate patient care. Initially, it is important to identify those patients with an …

Cardiopulmonary bypass and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cause
hemostatic derangements that can predispose patients to both bleeding and thrombotic …

Plasma products, including fresh frozen plasma, are administered extensively in a variety of
settings from massive transfusion to vitamin K antagonist reversal. Despite the widespread …

Objective Epidemiologic variation with respect to sex has been established in aortic
dissection. However, current literature on sex-based outcomes in patients with aortic …

Background: Sutureless aortic valve prostheses have proven to provide a significant
decrease in procedural, cardiopulmonary bypass and cross-clamp time, leading to a …

Major blood loss remains common in cardiac surgery with an incidence of up to 15%. 1, 2
Bleeding leads to anemia and blood product transfusion, and can lead to the need for …

Introduction This study was planned to investigate the impact of severe bleeding and blood
transfusion on the development of stroke after coronary surgery. Methods This cohort study …

Objective To identify factors associated with excessive bleeding (ExB) after cardiac surgery
in adults. Background Excessive bleeding after cardiac surgery must be anticipated for …

Objective The aim was to evaluate the predictive value of thromboelastometry for
postoperative blood loss in adult cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Design …

Introduction The recommended minimum activated clotting time (ACT) level for
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) of 480 seconds originated from investigations with bubble …