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ArticleResearch and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis2020

Impaired platelet-dependent thrombin generation associated with thrombocytopenia is improved by prothrombin complex concentrates in vitro.

Pratima Chowdary, Colleen Hamid, David Slatter, Richard Morris, Jonathan H Foley, Keith Gomez, Edgar Brodkin, Thomas A Fox, Alex Gatt, John H McVey

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Article in Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Pratima ChowdaryKatharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre Royal Free Hospital London UK.
Colleen HamidKatharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre Royal Free Hospital London UK.
David SlatterDepartment of Biochemistry University of Cambridge Cambridge UK.
Richard MorrisPopulation Health Sciences Bristol University Bristol UK.
Jonathan H FoleyKatharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre Royal Free Hospital London UK.
Keith GomezKatharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre Royal Free Hospital London UK.
Edgar BrodkinKatharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre Royal Free Hospital London UK.
Thomas A FoxKatharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre Royal Free Hospital London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1163-2295
Alex GattDepartment of Pathology Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Malta Msida Malta.
John H McVeySchool of Biosciences & Medicine University of Surrey Guildford UK.
The Royal Free Hospital · GBUniversity of Bristol · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Malta · MTUniversity of Surrey · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImpaired thrombin generation (TG) in patients with acquired coagulopathy, is due to low coagulation factors and thrombocytopenia. The latter is typically treated with platelet transfusions and the former with plasma and occasionally with prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs). We hypothesized that manipulating the concentrations of coagulation factors might result in restoration of platelet-dependent TG over and above that of simple replacement therapy.

objectiveTo investigate the influence of PCCs on impaired TG secondary to thrombocytopenia.

methodsTG was evaluated by thrombin generation assay using a thrombocytopenia model in which normal plasma samples with varying platelet counts (20-300 × 10

resultsPCCs and platelets significantly increased TG in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. Two-way repeated measures of analysis of variance showed variance in peak height, area under the curve, time to peak, and velocity. This variance explained, respectively, by levels of PCC was 47, 59, 25 and 53%; by platelet count was 45, 28, 44, and 14%; by the combination was 80, 67, 70, and 62% variance; and a combination with additional interaction was 91, 84, 76, and 68%. TG at a platelet count 40 × 10

conclusionsImpaired TG of thrombocytopenia is improved by PCCs, supporting the need for additional studies in complex coagulopathies characterized by mild to moderate thrombocytopenia and abnormal coagulation.

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acquired coagulopathyblood coagulation disordersblood plateletsprothrombin complex concentratesthrombinthrombocytopenia

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