Factor eight inhibiting bypass activity for refractory bleeding in acute type A aortic dissection repair: A propensity‐matched analysis

• Published in: Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 62; no. 11; pp. 2235 - 2244
• Main Authors: Pupovac, Stevan S., Levine, Randy, Giammarino, Ashley T., Scheinerman, Samuel Jacob, Hartman, Alan R., Brinster, Derek R., Hemli, Jonathan M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2022; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Aorta; Aortic dissection; Bleeding; Clinical outcomes; Clinical trials; Complications; Dissection; Erythrocytes; FEIBA; Heart surgery; Morbidity; Patients; prothrombin complex concentrate; Surgery; Thromboembolism; Thrombosis; Transfusion

Background Perioperative bleeding and transfusion have been associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery. The use of factor eight inhibiting bypass activity (FEIBA) in managing bleeding after repair of acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) has not previously been evaluated. We re...