Title of article :
Comparison of aPTT and CT Parameter of the ROTEM Test to Monitor Heparin Anti-Coagulation Effect in ICU Patients: an Observational Study
Author/Authors :
Najafi، Atabak نويسنده Associate Professor of Anesthesiology , , Nikeish، Masoomeh نويسنده Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Nikeish, Masoomeh , Etezadi، Farhad نويسنده Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology , , Pourfakhr، Pejman نويسنده Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Pourfakhr, Pejman , Imani، Farsad نويسنده Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Imani, Farsad , Khajavi، Mohammad Reza نويسنده Associate Professor of Anesthesiology , , Shariat Moharari، Reza نويسنده Associate Professor of Anesthesiology ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2015
Pages :
4
From page :
643
To page :
646
Abstract :

Heparin is frequently used in different clinical settings to reduce the coagulating ability of the blood. Because of probable adverse effects owing to heparin therapy and regarding variability of patients’ responses to heparin, which make it very unreliable, it seems prudent to monitor meticulously its effects on the human body. There are a lot of laboratory tests to watch its effects on the body for example; aPTT and ROTEM are the most widely used tests that are performed today. We aimed to compare the aPTT test results against changes of CT parameter of the ROTEM test due to heparin administration. This study was conducted on 45 critically ill patients who needed to receive heparin according to their clinical status. All patients received 550 to 1500 unit heparin per hour (on average 17.5 unit heparin per kilogram weight). While the patients were under infusion of heparin, two blood samples (5 ml) were taken from a newly established cubital vein, just five hours after commencement of heparin therapy. One sample was used for aPTT and the other one for ROTEM. The correlation between aPTT and the changes of CT parameter of the ROTEM with heparin dosage and infusion was the primary outcome. The correlation between heparin therapy and the changes of other parameters like MCF, CFT, and a number of platelets were the secondary outcome of the study. The only significant correlation was between changes of CT and aPTT (P=0.000). The other variables were not correlated. Changes of CT parameter of ROTEM test can be used for monitoring of reduced coagulability during heparin infusion instead of aPTT test.

Journal title :
Acta Medica Iranica
Serial Year :
2015
Journal title :
Acta Medica Iranica
Record number :
2385670
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