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ArticleCritical care explorations2023

Thromboelastography-Guided Correction of Coagulopathy Before Tunneled Central Venous Access in Critically Ill Patients With Liver Disease: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.

Mohammad A Sohail, Tushar J Vachharajani, James E Lane, Shuaiqi Huang, Xiaofeng Wang, Simon Mucha, Aanchal Kapoor, Siddharth Dugar, Tarik Hanane

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Article in Critical care explorations, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Bleeding Risk of Central Venous Catheterization in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.TH open : companion journal to thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad A SohailDepartment of Kidney Medicine, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Tushar J VachharajaniDepartment of Medicine, John D. Dingell Department of VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI.
James E LaneDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Shuaiqi HuangDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences at Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Xiaofeng WangDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences at Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Simon MuchaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Aanchal KapoorDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Siddharth DugarDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Tarik HananeDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Cleveland Clinic · USWayne State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Importance: Optimal blood product transfusion strategies before tunneled central venous catheter (CVC) placement are required in critically ill coagulopathic patients with liver disease to reduce exposure to allogeneic blood products and mitigate bleeding and thrombotic complications. Objectives: This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of a thromboelastography-guided transfusion strategy for the correction of coagulopathy in patients with liver disease compared with a conventional transfusion strategy (using international normalized ratio, platelet count, and fibrinogen) before tunneled CVC insertion. Design Setting and Participants: A retrospective propensity score-matched single-center cohort study was conducted at a quaternary care academic medical center involving 364 patients with liver disease (cirrhosis and acute liver failure) who underwent tunneled CVC insertion in the ICU. Patients were stratified into two groups based on whether they received blood product transfusions based on a thromboelastography-guided or conventional transfusion strategy. Main Outcomes and Measures: Primary outcomes that were evaluated included the volume, units and cost of blood products (fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, and platelets) when using a thromboelastography-guided or conventional approach to blood transfusions. Secondary outcomes included the frequency of procedure-related bleeding and thrombotic complications. Results: The total number of units/volume/cost of fresh frozen plasma (12 U/3,000 mL/$684 vs. 32 U/7,500 mL/$1,824 [ Conclusions and Relevance: A thromboelastography-guided transfusion strategy for correction of coagulopathy in critically ill patients with liver disease before tunneled CVC insertion, compared with a conventional transfusion strategy, reduces unnecessary exposure to allogeneic blood products and associated costs without increasing the risk for peri-procedural bleeding and thrombotic complications.

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central venous catheterscritical illnesshemostasisliver diseasesthromboelastography

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