Why the study?
Does cardiopulmonary bypass impair in vivo platelet hemostatic function in patients undergoing open-heart surgery?
Population
n=22 patients undergoing open-heart surgery
Comparison
Cardiopulmonary bypass vs Prebypass baseline and expected template…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
18 to 20 hours postoperatively
Authors
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Normal postbypass bleeding times in most patients; leaves open whether routine platelet transfusion can be safely avoided.
Does cardiopulmonary bypass impair in vivo platelet hemostatic function in patients undergoing open-heart surgery?
In vivo platelet hemostatic function remains largely normal following cardiopulmonary bypass, indicating that routine prophylactic platelet transfusions are not necessary.
J. Umlas (1975) studied this question.
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