Clinical trial NCT04159064: Impact of Cardiac Surgery With a Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Circuit οn Coagulation: Data From Point of Care Devices
Official title: Impact of Cardiac Surgery With a Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Circuit οn Coagulation: Data From Point of Care Testing With Thromboelastometry and Impedance Aggregometry
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Extracorporeal Circulation; Complications
Coagulation Disorder
Extracorporeal Circulation of Blood; Thrombocytopenia
Keywords: extracorporeal circulation
coagulation disorder
Extracorporeal Circulation of Blood; Thrombocytopenia
Lead sponsor: AHEPA University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-11-12
Enrollment: 57
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 79
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients presenting at AHEPA University Hospital for cardiac surgery

Brief summary: This study includes patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery on MiECC. Coagulation status is assessed with ROTEM (TEM International GmbH, Munich, Germany) and Platelet function with impedance aggregometry using the ROTEM-Platelet (TEM International GmbH, Munich, Germany).

Detailed description: Last update: 24th October 2019, Thessaloniki, Greece

Study protocol Objective Abnormal platelet function remains one of the main causes of severe bleeding during cardiac surgery, especially in the era of widespread evolution in antiplatelet therapy as standard of care in cardiac surgery patients. Additionally, conventional cardiopulmonary bypass is identified as a significant attributor to pathophysiologic derangement in coagulation and platelet dysfunction, induced by prolonged contact of blood with foreign surfaces, severe haemodilution, hypothermia and systemic inflammatory response. Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) reflects the technological progress in cardiopulmonary circuits and offers improved perfusion conditions. The multiple electrode platelet aggregometry analysis can be a useful point-of-care diagnostic tool, assessing platelet receptors inhibition and aggregation, thus providing real-time information perioperatively. Our objective is to investigate the potential protective effect of MiECC on coagulation and platelet function and postoperative bleeding in a series of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Design This is a prospective cohort study. 57 adult patients presented for elective cardiac surgery were recruited in the study. Informed consent was obtained by all patients. Exclusion criteria were defined as follows: unwillingness to participate, preoperative platelet count ⩽150 × 109/mm3, age \<18 or \>79 years, emergency procedure, redo surgery, a known coagulation disorder and inaccurate documentation of preoperative antiplatelet medication.

Methods All patients were managed by the same surgical team and anaesthesiologist. They all received general anaesthesia in accordance with our institutional protocol. A dose of 15mg/kg tranexamic acid was given at induction of anaesthesia and after protamine administration. Surgery was performed under normothermia using a standard median sternotomy and MiECC modular (Type IV) circuit was used in all patients during CPB. An activated clotting time (ACT) value \>300sec was aimed for patients undergoing CABG and an ACT\>400sec for all other valve or complex surgery. Reversal of heparin was accomplished with protamine at a heparin-protamine titration ratio of 0.75.

Preoperatively demographics, comorbidities, use of anticoagulants, antiplatelet medication were collected and intraoperatively type of operation, duration of CPB, duration of aortic cross-clamp, and heparin and protamine doses were recorded. Fibrinogen levels (mg/dL) were measured before surgery (baseline) and after arrival in the ICU. Postoperative bleeding at 12 and 24 hours, as defined according to the universal definition of bleeding, was recorded, as well as intraoperative and 24-hour transfusion requirements (including blood products or coagulation factors concentrates) and major adverse events.

Platelet aggregation was measured on two time points: T1 = arriving in operating room before any drug or fluid administration and T2' = 20 minutes after heparin reversal with protamine, in whole hirudin containing blood samples using the ROTEM platelet (TEM International GmbH, Munich, Germany), which evaluates impedance aggregometry. Specific reagents were chosen: 1. adenosine diphosphate (ADP) known as ADPtest to evaluate ADP function and thienopyridine efficiency, 2. thrombin receptor activating peptide (TRAP) known as TRAPtest assay for assessment of blockage of GPIIb/IIIa or protease-activated receptor (PAR). Abnormal values were indicative of platelet dysfunction. Regarding thromboelastometry, parameters that were recorded included the EXTEM and the FIBTEM assay. EXTEM and FIBTEM assays were performed at two time points: T1: before anaesthesia induction and fluid administration and T2: after removal of aortic cross clamp. Clotting time (CT) reflecting initiation of the clotting cascade and clot formation time (CFT) reflecting fibrin polymerization and clot stabilization were measured in EXTEM assay. Maximum clot firmness (MCF), indicating clot strength, was measured in EXTEM and FIBTEM assays.

Statistical Analysis Plan The SPSS v.25.0 software (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, Ill, USA) was utilized for all statistical analyses. The significance level was set at p≤0.05 for the tested hypotheses. Continuous variables are presented as mean and standard deviation (SD). Categorical variables are expressed as absolute values and relative frequencies. Measures at the two time points were assessed for normality using the Kolmogorov Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests and then analyzed with paired samples t-test or Wilcoxon U-test, as appropriate. For continuous variables, correlations were examined with Pearson or Spearman correlation according to the distribution of the data. Regression was performed for the primary outcome variables. A binary logistic regression model was used to estimate the multivariate predictive ability of perioperative variables on the primary outcome.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* elective cardiac surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

* unwillingness to participate
* preoperative platelet count ≤150 × 109/mm3
* redo surgery
* a known coagulation disorder
* inaccurate documentation of preoperative anti-platelet medication.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change of Clotting Time
timeFrame: Sample 1: baseline, Sample 2: after aortic cross clamp off
measure: Change of Maximum Clot Firmness
timeFrame: Sample 1: baseline, Sample 2: after aortic cross clamp off
measure: Change of Clot Formation Time
timeFrame: Sample 1: baseline, Sample 2: after aortic cross clamp off
measure: Change of ADPtest of Impedance Aggregometry
timeFrame: Sample 1: baseline, Sample 2': 20 minutes after heparin reversal
measure: Change of TRAPtest of Impedance Aggregometry
timeFrame: Sample 1: baseline, Sample 2': 20 minutes after heparin reversal
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Bleeding in the drainage at 12 hours postoperatively
timeFrame: 12 hours after the end of the procedure
measure: Bleeding in the drainage at 24 hours postoperatively
timeFrame: 24 hours after the end of the procedure
measure: Transfusion requirements
timeFrame: perioperatively and during first 24h in ICU
measure: Transfusion requirements
timeFrame: perioperatively and during first 24h in ICU
measure: Transfusion requirements
timeFrame: perioperatively and during first 24h in ICU
measure: Mortality
timeFrame: 30 days
measure: Morbidity
timeFrame: 30 days
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Thessaloniki
country: Greece
facility: AHEPA University Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Director of Cardiothoracic Department, AHEPA University Hospital
name: Kyriakos Anastasiadis, Prof
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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