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Fibrinolysis during liver transplantation: analysis by the Thrombodynamics method
  1. Stéphanie Roullet1,
  2. Sylvie Labrouche2,
  3. Geneviève Freyburger2
  1. 1 Service d'Anesthésie Réanimation Pellegrin, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
  2. 2 Laboratoire d'hématologie hôpital Pellegrin- PTRR, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
  1. Correspondence to Dr Stéphanie Roullet, Anesthésie Réanimation 2, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Pessac 33604, France; stephanie.roullet{at}chu-bordeaux.fr

Abstract

An issue in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the diagnosis of hyperfibrinolysis. The Thrombodynamics-4D assay (TD4D) is a videomicroscopy system allowing the dynamic analysis of fibrin clot. Fibrinolysis is highlighted by a change in clot intensity. The aim of this observational study was to evaluate the TD4D as a tool to diagnose fibrinolysis during OLT. Thirty consecutive patients were included. We studied a subset of 41 samples from 13 patients who demonstrated hyperfibrinolysis during OLT by global fibrinolytic capacity studied by the Lysis Timer (GFC/LT) and/or euglobulin clot lysis time (ECLT) and/or EXTEM maximum lysis (EXTEM ML) on ROTEM. Three samples exhibited fibrinolysis. They exhibited significantly shorter ECLT, higher lysis on EXTEM graphs, shorter GFC/LT clot lysis time and higher t-PA activity values. After adding urokinase, 13 samples exhibited fibrinolysis. In conclusion, TD4D allows the dynamic analysis of fibrin clot formation and lysis. It only recognises the most severe forms of hyperfibrinolysis during OLT.

  • liver transplantation
  • fibrin
  • clot lysis time
  • fibrinolysis
  • device

https://doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2018-205560

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    Footnotes

    • Handling editor Mary Frances McMullin.

    • Contributors SR designed the study, recruited patients, performed experiments, analysed the data and wrote the manuscript. SL performed experiments. GF designed the study, performed experiments, analysed the data and wrote the manuscript.

    • Funding This study was supported by institutional funding.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.