Aprotinin in cardiac surgery : more risks than usefulness?

Antifibrinolytic therapy with the serine protease inhibitor Aprotinin or the lysine analogues epsilon-aminocapronic acid or tranexamic acid is a therapeutic measure to reduce perioperative blood loss during cardiac surgery. In an international, prospective, non-randomised phase 4 observation study, Mangano et al. investigated the effectiveness and side-effects of Aprotinin, epsilon-aminocapronic acid and tranexamic acid in comparison to no antifibrinolytic therapy in a total of 4,374 patients who underwent cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation. In the opinion of Mangano et al. the results of this study question the safety and effectiveness of Aprotinin for reduction of perioperative blood loss by cardiac surgery patients. Despite a critical review of the study and results reported by Mangano et al., the authors of the present paper come to the conclusion that, in view of the availability of more reasonably priced alternatives in Germany, it appears to be sensible to give preference to tranexamic acid instead of aprotinin.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

Erschienen:

2006

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Der Anaesthesist - 55(2006), 9 vom: 09. Sept., Seite 989-92, 994-6

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Aprotinin in der Kardiochirurgie: Mehr Risiko als Nutzen?

Beteiligte Personen:

Bremerich, D H [VerfasserIn]
Strametz, R [VerfasserIn]
Kirchner, R [VerfasserIn]
Moritz, A [VerfasserIn]
Zwissler, B [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

6T84R30KC1
9087-70-1
Aminocaproates
Antifibrinolytic Agents
Aprotinin
Clinical Trial, Phase IV
Comparative Study
English Abstract
Hemostatics
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Tranexamic Acid

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.01.2007

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM164450211