Thromboelastography - Guided Intraoperative Platelet Transfusion in Pediatric Heart Surgery

Postoperative bleeding is associated with significant resource use and an important contributor to other major adverse events in pediatric patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery procedures. Thromboelastography (TEG®6S) can guide perioperative blood product transfusions to reduce the risk of postoperative bleeding. In this study, we validated the use of a previously developed TEG®6S maximum amplitude (TEG-MA) based platelet transfusion calculator utilized during cardiac surgery to minimize the risk of postoperative bleeding.