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Evangelia Samara1, Konstantinos Stamatiou2, Marina Balanika1
1Department of Anaesthesiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, GRC.
Abstract:
Sugammadex is routinely used as an effective neuromuscular blockade reversal agent. Several studies have indicated that it may prolong the prothrombin time (PT) and the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). This review gathers the relevant in vivo studies to accumulate knowledge on the subject. Nine studies were included. According to the results, sugammadex seems to lead to a transient increase in aPTT and PT values, compared to standard care. However, the clinical impact seems to be trivial. Nevertheless, the trials' findings reveal great heterogeneity, preventing a meta-analysis. Therefore, more well-designed studies are needed to lead to prudent conclusions.
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