Rescue Therapy With Factor VII for Refractory Cardiac Surgical Bleeding: A Propensity-Score-Matched Study
Rescue therapy with rFVIIa seems to effectively control bleeding. However, we observed an association with increased mortality, thromboembolism, and transfusion. We did not find rFVIIa association with risk of stroke or renal failure.
Authors
- Heather Mingo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1768-3632)
- Carlos Neira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5032-7771)
- Hashem Aliter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8067-9241)
- Edgar Chedrawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9530-6314)
- Victor M. Neira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7540-2384)
- Matthias Scheffler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1733-0263)
- R. Morton
- Kara Matheson
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf185
- Primary Topic
- Blood transfusion and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00