KINNUNEN E. -M.

Background: We evaluated perioperative bleeding after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients preoperatively treated with ticagrelor or clopidogrel, stratified by discontinuation of these P2Y12 inhibitors. Methods: All patients from the prospective, European Multicenter Registry on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (E-CABG) treated...

Background: Recent studies suggested that prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) might be more effective than fresh frozen plasma (FFP) to reduce red blood cell (RBC) transfusion requirement after cardiac surgery. Methods: This is a comparative analysis of 416 patients who received FFP postoperatively and 119 patients who received PCC with or...