Dynamic use of fibrinogen under viscoelastic assessment results in reduced need for plasma and diminished overall transfusion requirements in severe trauma.
Dynamic use of fibrinogen under viscoelastic assessment results in reduced need for plasma and diminished overall transfusion requirements in severe trauma.
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10.1097/ta.0000000000003624
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2022-08-01
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Despite advances in trauma management, half of trauma deaths occur secondary to bleeding. Currently, hemostatic resuscitation strategies consist of empirical transfusion of blood products in a predefined fixed-ratio (1:1:1) to both treat hemorrhagic shock and correct trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC). At our hospital, the implementation of a resuscitation protocol guided by viscoelastic hemostatic assays (VHA) with ROTEMTM has resulted in a goal-directed approach. The objective of the study is twofold, first to analyze changes in transfusion practices overtime and second to identify the impact of these changes on coagulation parameters and clinical outcomes. We hypothesized that progressive VHA implementation results in a higher administration of fibrinogen concentrate (FC) and lower use of blood products transfusion, especially plasma. A total of 135 severe trauma patients (January 2008 to July 2019), all requiring and initial assessment for high risk of TIC based on high energy injury mechanism, severity of bleeding and hemodynamic instability were included. After 2011 when we first modified the transfusion protocol, a progressive change in transfusionalº management occurred over time. Three treatment groups were established, reflecting different stages in the evolution of our strategy: plasma (P, n=28), plasma and fibrinogen concentrate (PF, n=64) and only fibrinogen concentrate (F, n=42). There were no significant differences in baseline characteristics among groups. Progressive implementation of ROTEMTM resulted in increased use of FC over time (p<0.001). Regression analysis showed that group F had a significant reduction in transfusion of packed red blood cells (p=0.005), plasma (p<0.001), and platelets (p=0.011). Regarding outcomes, F patients had less pneumonia (p=0.019) and multi-organ failure (p<0.001), without significant differences for other outcomes. Likewise, overall mortality was not significantly different. However, further analysis comparing specific mortality due only to massive hemorrhage in the F group versus all patients receiving plasma, it was significantly lower (p=0.037). Implementing a VHA-based algorithm resulted in a plasma-free strategy with higher use of FC and a significant reduction of packed red blood cells transfused. Additionally, we observed an improvement in outcomes without an increase in thrombotic complications. Retrospective cohort study IV