Status:

COMPLETED

Effectiveness of Plasma Transfusions in Critical Care Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Conditions:

Coagulation

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Measuring the effectiveness of plasma transfusions in critical care

Detailed Description

Measuring the effectiveness of plasma transfusions in critical care

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ICU Admission
  • INR \> 1.2
  • Require FFP for active bleeding and/or prior to an invasive procedure
  • Are able to provide consent or proxy consent

Exclusion

  • Congenital or acquired coagulation factor deficiency
  • Platelet count \< 50 x 109 /L and have NOT received subsequent platelet transfusion
  • Consumptive coagulopathy (bleeding ≥ 3 sites and ↓ plts, ↓ fib, ↑ d dimer)
  • Uncontrolled bleeding (6 or more units of blood in the last 6 hours)
  • Receiving therapeutic doses of heparin/heparinoid (must be off for at least 6 hours)
  • Have received clotting factor concentrates in the previous 24 hours
  • Are expected to require surgery in the next 48 hours
  • Survival expected to be less than 48 hours
  • Currently enrolled in another study with a similar outcome
  • Previous enrollment in this study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00302965

Start Date

April 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2006

Last Update

October 21 2008

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Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6