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DOI:
10.1097/01.ccm.0000550888.78881.20
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Justin N. Tawil
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作者:
T. Pang;Lisa Baumann Kruetziger;Joel T. Feih;N. Gaglianello;Bethanne Held Godgluck;David Joyce;Janelle J Juul;Joseph R. G. Rinka;Justin N. Tawil
Methods: This single-center, retrospective cohort analysis evaluated patients admitted to the intensive care unit post-VAD implantation being treated with heparin anticoagulation from 2012 to 2018. The primary outcome was the frequency of major bleeding, defined with INTERMACS criteria, or thrombosis in patients monitored by either activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) or anti-Xa levels. Pearson correlation was used to determine the relationship between infusion rate and measured heparin parameters, and logistic regression was performed to identify risk factors associated with the primary outcome.Results: A total of 53 post-VAD patients were eligible for inclusion; 8 patients were excluded for incomplete information, leaving 45 in the final analysis. There were no statistically significant differences between patients who were monitored using aPTT (n= 17) compared to anti-Xa (n= 28) levels in major bleeding events (41% vs. 50%, p= 0.57), major bleeding requiring reoperation (12% vs. 21%, p= 0.69), and major bleeding requiring transfusion (47% vs. 43%, p= 0.78). Pearson correlation coefficient (r) for infusion rate and aPTT was 0.28, and 0.33 for anti-Xa. Logistic regression demonstrated that major bleeding had a direct association with hemolysis (OR 24.2; 95% CI 1.94–302, p= 0.002) and an inverse, but nonsignificant, relationship with platelet count (OR 0.98; 95% CI 0.96–1.00, p= 0.01). No thrombotic events occurred in either group.Conclusions: No significant difference in the occurrence of major bleeding events was found between heparin monitoring parameters used. Hemolysis was strongly associated with major bleeding, while platelets may be protective. Weak correlation coefficients suggest that both aPTT and anti-Xa levels were inaccurate in assessing anticoagulation status and individualized therapeutic targets should be considered.