International Perfusion Association

Day: February 18, 2025

Protamine 101

On-Pump FIBTEM-A5 Accurately Predicts the A5 Values After Protamine Administration

This study investigates whether on-pump FIBTEM-A5 values measured during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) accurately predict post-protamine administration values. Conducted at a single cardiac center, the retrospective analysis of 70 patients found a strong correlation (R² = 0.813) between the two measurements. Despite a statistically significant but clinically negligible difference, the findings support using on-pump FIBTEM-A5 to guide fibrinogen supplementation in cardiac surgery.

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