Accuracy of rapid blood coagulation testing device FibCare® in a tertiary emergency department

© 2024 The Authors. Acute Medicine & Surgery published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Association for Acute Medicine..

Aim: FibCare® is a novel point-of-care testing device enabling prompt evaluation of fibrinogen levels. This study aimed to investigate the accuracy of FibCare® at a tertiary emergency department.

Methods: Blood specimens obtained at a tertiary emergency medical center between October 1, 2021, and April 30, 2023, were evaluated. The correlation between the fibrinogen levels assessed via FibCare® and those via the Clauss method was evaluated using the Spearman's test. The discrepancy between the two measurement methods was assessed according to fibrinogen level and diagnosis.

Results: A total of 177 specimens from 147 patients were eligible for the analysis. The median age of the patients was 49 years, and 109 (61.6%) were men. The two measurements had statistically significant but moderate correlation (p < 0.001, ρ = 0.76). FibCare® missed 14 out of 35 cases from patients with hypofibrinogenemia (fibrinogen ≤150 mg/dL assessed by the Clauss method). The discrepancy between the two measurements was significantly greater in specimens with lower fibrinogen levels and those obtained from patients following trauma.

Conclusions: FibCare®, a novel point-of-care testing device, can be compatible with the Clauss method. However, clinicians should be aware of the risk that FibCare® may underestimate fibrinogen reduction, especially in severe cases and trauma cases.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Acute medicine & surgery - 11(2024), 1 vom: 04. Jan., Seite e934

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mihara, Yutaka [VerfasserIn]
Komoriya, Kenta [VerfasserIn]
Hagiwara, Kei [VerfasserIn]
Hatanaka, Yasuhito [VerfasserIn]
Shibahashi, Keita [VerfasserIn]
Hikone, Mayu [VerfasserIn]
Sugiyama, Kazuhiro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood coagulation
Diagnosis
Emergency room
Fibrinogen
Journal Article
Trauma

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Date Revised 08.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ams2.934

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NLM369398025