Higher fibrinogen concentrations for reduction of transfusion requirements during major paediatric surgery: A prospective randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 234-243

  Haas, T ^a   Spielmann, N ^a   Restin, T ^b   Seifert, B ^c   Henze, G ^a   Obwegeser, J ^a   Min, K ^d   Jeszenszky, D ^e   Weiss, M ^a   Schmugge, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Swiss Scoliosis Centre for Spinal and Scoliosis Surgery Zurich   (Switzerland)

^e SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

blood, coagulation; coagulation; coagulopathy; hemorrhage; pediatrics; thrombelastography; transfusion

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13 CONCENTRATE; FIBRINOGEN CONCENTRATE; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE; FIBRINOGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; BLOOD VOLUME; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM CLOT FIRMNESS; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; PARALLEL DESIGN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REBLEEDING; SCOLIOSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOELASTOGRAPH; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84938591477     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev136     Document Type: Article

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