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Table 2 Blood loss, transfusion requirement, laboratory values prior to and following rFVIIa administration

From: Use of activated recombinant factor VII for severe coagulopathy post ventricular assist device or orthotopic heart transplant

 

Before rFVIIa Treatment

After rFVIIa Treatment

p Value

Blood Loss (ml/hr)

698 ± 285

-

 

6 Hour Blood Loss (ml/hr)

-

186 ± 146

0.001*

12 Hour Blood Loss (ml/hr)

-

136 ± 127

<0.001*

Packed Red Cells (Units)

16.9 ± 13.3

7.1 ± 6.9

0.037

Single Donor Platelets (Units)

4.0 ± 2.8

2.1 ± 2.2

0.024

FFP (Units)

13.1 ± 8.2

4.1 ± 4.9

<0.001

Cryoprecipitate (Units)

6.3 ± 6.3

0.3 ± 0.6

0.006

Hematocrit

0.27 ± 0. 79

0.29 ± 0.53

0.175

Platelet Count (x103/dL)

116 ± 71

122 ± 51

0.379

PT (seconds)

21.4 ± 4.8

14.9 ± 3.5

<0.001

INR

2.34 ± 0.91

1.44 ± 0.93

0.001

PTT (seconds)

83.8 ± 43.4

53.7 ± 16.8

0.030

  1. * p-value calculated as compared to blood loss before rVIIa administration