The Dept of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, CUHK thanks

for an unrestricted education grant
Intensive Care Nephrology - beyond BASIC courses: London (June), Singapore (July)
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Asian Intensive Care Conference, Hong Kong, November 21-22nd 2013

• include ε aminocaproic acid, tranexamic acid and aprotonin
• reduce breakdown of blood clots
• appear to decrease bleeding after cardiac surgery
  • use of aprotonin is associated with a higher mortality compared to ε aminocaproic acid and tranexamic acid
• reduce rebleeding and death after GI bleeding, but role in relation to endoscopic therapy and proton pump inhibitors is unknown
• complications include thrombosis and possible increased risk of death with aprotonin

Further reading

Mangano DT, Miao Y, Vuylsteke A et al. Mortality associated with aprotinin during 5 years following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. JAMA 2007; 297: 471–479.

Tinmouth AT et al. Blood conservation strategies to reduce the need for red blood cell transfusion in critically ill patients. CMAJ 2008;178(1):49-57

Schneeweiss S et al. Aprotinin during coronary-artery bypass grafting and risk of death. N Engl J Med 2008; 358: 771–783

Shaw AD. The effect of aprotinin on outcome after coronary-artery bypass grafting. N Engl J Med 2008; 358: 784–793

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