Intravenous rFVIIa Administered for Hemorrhage Control in Hypothermic Coagulopathic Swine with Grade V Liver Injuries
Abstract
Background: Intravenous administration of recombinant activated human clotting factor VII (rFVIIa) has been used successfully to prevent bleeding in hemophilia patients undergoing elective surgery, but not in previously normal trauma patients. This study was conducted to determine whether rFVIIa was a useful adjunct to gauze packing for decreasing blood loss from grade V liver injuries in hypothermic and coagulopathic swine. Methods: All animals (n = 10, 35 + or - 2 kg) underwent a 60% isovolemic exchange transfusion with 6% hydroxyethyl starch and were cooled to 33 degrees C core temperature. The swine then received a grade V liver injury and 30 seconds later, either 180 m g/kg rFVIIa, or saline control. All animals were gauze packed 30 seconds after injury and resuscitated 5.5 minutes after injury with lactated Ringer s solution to their preinjury mean arterial pressure. Posttreatment blood loss, mean arterial pressure, resuscitation volume, and clotting studies were monitored for 1 hour. Histology of lung, kidney, and small bowel were obtained to evaluate for the presence of microvascular thrombi. Results: At the time of injury, core temperature was 33.3 + or - 0.4 degrees C, hemoglobin was 6 + or - 0.7 g/dL, prothrombin time was 19.1 + or - 1.0 seconds, activated partial thromboplastin time was 29.0 + or - 4.8 seconds, fibrinogen was 91 + or - 20 mg/dL, and platelets were 221 + or - 57 X 105/mL, with no differences between groups ( p greater than 0.05). Clotting factor levels confirmed a coagulopathy at the preinjury point. preinjury point. The post- treatment blood loss was less (p less than 0.05) in group 1 (527 + or - 323 mL), than in group 2 (976 + or - 573 mL). The resuscitation volume was not different (p greater than 0.05). One hour survival in both groups was 100%.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA628380
Entities
People
- Anthony E. Pusateri
- D. Castel
- John B Holcomb
- John R Hess
- Joseph M. Macaitis
- Michael Stein
- Mony Freidman
- Nicholas Onaca
- Ulla Hedner
- Uri Martinowitz
Organizations
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research