Comparing Point of Care Clotting Tests in the OR Versus Standard Laboratory Clotting Tests

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation20 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is determine the agreement of point of care (POC) clotting tests (INR and aPTT) by the POC device by Hemochron Jr versus standard laboratory clotting tests (INR and aPTT) in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.

The study is a correlation between POC Hemochron Jr INR and aPTT with the standard.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * did not receive anticoagulants or clopidogrel within 5 days preoperatively Exclusion Criteria: * history of coagulopathy * heparin resistance * receiving heparin or warfarin * hepatic or renal dysfunction * pregnancy * urgent or emergency cases

Locations (1)

Hamilton General Hospital

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Correlation between pre cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and post CPB POC INR and PTT with standard laboratory INR and PTT

Time frame: 2 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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