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Effect of remote ischaemic conditioning on coagulation function as measured by whole blood impedance aggregometry and
Tae Kyong Kim1, Karam Nam2, Youn Joung Cho2
1Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Centre, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Introduction:
Remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) has been shown to prevent platelet activation during ablation for atrial fibrillation. RIC has also been associated with more postoperative transfusion in the off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery (OPCAB) patients. We evaluated the effects of RIC on coagulation function in OPCAB patients.
Methods:
A total of 58 patients undergoing OPCAB were randomised to the RIC or control group. In the RIC group, four cycles of 5 min of ischaemia and 5 min of reperfusion were applied twice to the upper arm after the induction of anaesthesia (preconditioning), and after the completion of coronary anastomoses (postconditioning). Whole blood impedance aggregometry (Multiplate®) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) were performed before the induction of anaesthesia, at the end of surgery, and at postoperative day 1.
Results:
The trend towards a decrease in adenosine diphosphate-induced whole blood aggregation at the end of surgery was greater in the RIC group than in the control group, but this effect was not statistically significant (-10.4 [18.1] vs. -5.7 [24.8] U, P = 0.424). In ROTEM® analysis, the EXTEM area under the velocity curve was lower in the RIC group than in the control group at the end of surgery (3567 [1399-5794] vs. 5693 [4718-6179] mm∗100, respectively; P = 0.030). A tendency of larger perioperative blood loss was identified in the RIC group.
Conclusions:
Although some parameters indicated a tendency for hypocoagulation in the RIC group at the end of surgery, most effects were not statistically significant. RIC does not significantly affect perioperative platelet aggregability and coagulation in patients undergoing OPCAB.
