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Published on: February 14, 2017
Is dilutional coagulopathy induced by different colloids reversible by replacement of fibrinogen and factor XIII
Stephanie L Kind1, Gabriela H Spahn-Nett, Maximilian Y Emmert
1From the *Institute of Anesthesiology and †Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University and University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland; ‡Department of Anesthesiology, Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio; and §Division of Biostatistics, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Background:
In this in vitro trial, we assessed the effect on blood coagulation of 60% dilution with different colloids and investigated reversibility by replacement of factor XIII (F XIII), fibrinogen, and the combination of fibrinogen and F XIII.
Methods:
Using the blood of 12 volunteers, the following measurements were performed at baseline and after 60% dilution with (hydroxyethyl starch solutions) HES 130/0.42, gelatin, or balanced gelatin solution: blood gas analyses, coagulation factor concentrations (F I, F II, F VII, F VIII, F XIII), impedance aggregometry (Multiplate®), and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM). Then F XIII and fibrinogen as well as a combination of both were added, in concentrations corresponding to 6 g fibrinogen and 1250 IU F XIII in adults. ROTEM measurements and determination of factor concentrations were again performed.
Results:
Colloid dilution led to a significant reduction of fibrinogen polymerization, especially with HES. Platelet function was impaired by all colloids, with gelatin having a significantly greater effect (area under the curve, collagen Test, P ≤ 0.008) than HES and balanced gelatin solution. The substitution of F XIII only did not improve clot formation. Substitution of fibrinogen improved the polymerization of fibrinogen in dilutions with gelatin and balanced gelatin solution (P = 0.002), whereas HES-induced coagulopathy could not be corrected. The combination of fibrinogen and F XIII showed a better effect than the addition of fibrinogen only for certain variables.
Conclusion:
Coagulation and platelet function are impaired by all 3 colloids. However, in vitro gelatin-induced coagulopathy was significantly more reversible than HES-induced coagulopathy.
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