Recombinant activated factor VII in paediatric cardiac surgery.
Intensive Care Med
; 30(4): 682-5, 2004 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-14685661
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To review the use of recombinant activated factor VII in paediatric cardiac surgery.DESIGN:
Retrospective chart review.SETTING:
Paediatric intensive care unit in a stand-alone university-affiliated children's hospital. PATIENTS ANDPARTICIPANTS:
Cardiac surgical patients who received recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa, NovoSeven; NovoNordisk, Copenhagen, Denmark) between June 2002 and June 2003 at The Children's Hospital at Westmead.RESULTS:
Six children undergoing cardiac surgery received rFVIIa. Recombinant activated factor VII was administered if bleeding was excessive and persisted despite appropriate investigation and attention to haemostasis by surgical and medical staff. An intravenous dose of 180 microg/kg was given and repeated 2 h later. All of the six patients responded well to rFVIIa with achievement of haemostasis. No adverse events were noted.CONCLUSIONS:
Recombinant activated factor VII achieved haemostasis in six paediatric cardiac surgical patients. Good outcomes and no adverse events were noted in these children.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cirurgia Torácica
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Proteínas Recombinantes
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Fator VII
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intensive Care Med
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália
País de publicação:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA