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BACKGROUND: Colloid fluids supplemented with adequate combinations of coagulation factor concentrates with the capability to restore coagulation could be a desirable future treatment component in massive transfusion. METHODS: Starting from a coagulation factor and blood cell-free albumin solution we added Prothrombin Complex Concentrate, Fibrinogen Concentrate and Factor XIII in different combinations and concentrations to analyze their properties to restore thromboelastometry parameters without the use of plasma. Further analysis under the presence of platelets was performed for comparability to whole blood conditions. RESULTS: Albumin solutions enriched with Fibrinogen Concentrate, Factor XIII and Prothrombin Complex Concentrate at optimized concentrations show restoring coagulation potential. Prothrombin Complex Concentrate showed sufficient thrombin formation for inducing fibrinogen polymerization. The combination of Prothrombin Complex Concentrate and Fibrinogen Concentrate led to the formation of a stable in vitro fibrin clot. Fibrinogen and Factor XIII showed excellent capacity to improve fibrin clot firmness expressed as Amplitude at 10 min and Maximal Clot Firmness. Fibrinogen alone, or in combination with Factor XIII, was able to restore normal Amplitude at 10 min and Maximal Clot Firmness values. In the presence of platelets, the thromboelastometry surrogate parameter for thrombin generation (Clotting Time) improves and normalizes when compared to whole blood. CONCLUSIONS: Combinations of coagulation factor concentrates suspended in albumin solutions can restore thromboelastometry parameters in the absence of plasma. This kind of artificial colloid fluids with coagulation-restoring characteristics might offer new treatment alternatives for massive transfusion. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Study registered at the institutional ethic committee "Institut de Recerca, Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, with protocol number IIBSP-CFC-2013-165.
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Albumins/metabolism , Blood Coagulation Factors/metabolism , Factor XIII/metabolism , Fibrinogen/metabolism , Thrombelastography/methods , Blood Coagulation/drug effects , Blood Coagulation Tests , Blood Transfusion , HumansABSTRACT
La fibrilación auricular es muy frecuente en el paciente anciano. Aunque existe una amplia experiencia con los antagonistas de la vitamina K, el empleo de estos fármacos en el paciente anciano presenta numerosas limitaciones, con una mayor susceptibilidad a las hemorragias y un peor control de la anticoagulación que en la población general. Los anticoagulantes orales de acción directa han demostrado ser una mejor alternativa terapéutica para los pacientes ancianos, no solo por su mayor simplicidad de uso, sino por sus mayores eficacia y seguridad en comparación con los antagonistas de la vitamina K, con datos que en general concuerdan con los ensayos clínicos fundamentales. Sin embargo, en el paciente anciano hay una tendencia al uso de dosis inadecuadas, generalmente por infradosificación, sobre todo con algunos de ellos, lo que conlleva una menor protección contra los ictus, sin una clara ventaja antihemorrágica. El rivaroxabán se ha estudiado ampliamente en la población anciana y no solo en ensayos clínicos, sino también en multitud de estudios en la práctica clínica real, con datos muy consistentes. En estos estudios, en comparación con los antagonistas de la vitamina K, se ha demostrado que el rivaroxabán reduce el riesgo de ictus sin un incremento de las hemorragias mortales, con lo que tiene un beneficio clínico neto favorable en la población con fibrilación auricular no valvular con mayor riesgo tromboembólico
Atrial fibrillation is common in elderly patients. Although vitamin K antagonists have been widely used for many years, they have a number of limitations in elderly patients, who are particularly susceptible to bleeding and in whom anticoagulation control is poorer than in the general population. Direct oral anticoagulants have been shown to be a better therapeutic option for these patients, not only because they are simpler to use, but also because they are more effective and safer than vitamin K antagonists. Moreover, their performance in practice is generally consistent with that in pivotal clinical trials. Nevertheless, there is a tendency to administer inappropriate doses to elderly patients, generally underdosing, particularly in certain subgroups. This can result in less protection against stroke without any clear reduction in bleeding risk. Rivaroxaban has been widely studied in the elderly population, not only in clinical trials, but also in a range of studies in routine clinical practice - findings have been highly consistent. According to these studies, and compared to vitamin K antagonists, rivaroxaban reduces the risk of stroke without increasing the rate of fatal bleeding, with a net clinical benefit in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and a high thromboembolic risk
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Humans , Multiple Chronic Conditions/drug therapy , Anticoagulants/administration & dosage , Rivaroxaban/administration & dosage , Atrial Fibrillation/drug therapy , Stroke/prevention & control , Frailty/complications , Frailty/drug therapy , Polypharmacy , Aging/drug effects , 50293 , Vitamin K/antagonists & inhibitors , Antifibrinolytic Agents/administration & dosage , Warfarin/administration & dosageABSTRACT
En los últimos años, el número de pacientes anticoagulados y antiagregados está aumentando significativamente. Al ser un tratamiento crónico, es de esperar que a lo largo de su vida necesiten un procedimiento quirúrgico o intervencionista que pueda requerir la interrupción del fármaco antitrombótico. La decisión de retirar o mantener dicho tratamiento estará determinada, por un lado, por el riesgo trombótico y, por otro, por el hemorrágico. De la interacción entre estos 2 factores dependerá la actitud ante la anticoagulación y la antiagregación. El objetivo de este documento de consenso, coordinado desde el Grupo de Trabajo de Trombosis Cardiovascular de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología y certificado por un amplio número de sociedades científicas que participan en el proceso asistencial del paciente durante el periodo perioperatorio o periprocedimiento, consiste en proponer una serie de recomendaciones prácticas y sencillas con el fin de homogeneizar la práctica clínica diaria
During the last few years, the number of patients receiving anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy has increased worldwide. Since this is a chronic treatment, patients receiving it can be expected to need some kind of surgery or intervention during their lifetime that may require treatment discontinuation. The decision to withdraw antithrombotic therapy depends on the patient's thrombotic risk versus hemorrhagic risk. Assessment of both factors will show the precise management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in these scenarios. The aim of this consensus document, coordinated by the Cardiovascular Thrombosis Working Group of the Spanish Society of Cardiology, and endorsed by most of the Spanish scientific societies of clinical specialities that may play a role in the patient-health care process during the perioperative or periprocedural period, is to recommend some simple and practical guidelines with a view to homogenizing daily clinical practice
