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Table 2 Coagulation status in the intraoperative blood salvage and allogeneic transfusion groups

From: Association between intraoperative blood salvage and coagulation disorder after cardiopulmonary bypass

 

Intraoperative blood salvage (n = 53)

Allogeneic transfusion (n = 39)

p value

Residual heparin (n)

1

2

0.387

Low platelet count (n)

22

15

0.768

Low fibrinogen (n)

1

0

0.388

Low clotting factor (n)

16

12

0.952

Hyperfibrinolysis (n)

0

0

n.s.

Coagulopathy (n)

34

22

0.452

re-exploration (n)

3

0

0.131

  1. Residual heparin: reaction time (R) for kaolin TEG (CK) less than half of R for kaolin TEG with heparinase (CKH); low platelet: platelet count < 100,000/μL or rapid TEG (CRT) maximum amplitude (MA)−TEG functional fibrinogen (CFF) MA < 35 mm; low fibrinogen: R for CK > 10 min
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