Plasmin thrombelastography rapidly identifies trauma patients at risk for massive transfusion, mortality, and hyperfibrinolysis: A diagnostic tool to resolve an international debate on tranexamic acid?
Adult
Antifibrinolytic Agents
/ pharmacology
Biomarkers
/ blood
Blood Coagulation Disorders
/ etiology
Blood Transfusion
Female
Fibrinolysin
/ metabolism
Fibrinolysis
/ drug effects
Hemorrhage
/ blood
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Predictive Value of Tests
ROC Curve
Thrombelastography
/ methods
Time Factors
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
/ metabolism
Tranexamic Acid
/ pharmacology
Wounds and Injuries
/ blood
Journal
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
ISSN: 2163-0763
Titre abrégé: J Trauma Acute Care Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101570622
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2020
12 2020
Historique:
entrez:
24
11
2020
pubmed:
25
11
2020
medline:
5
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Trauma patients with hyperfibrinolysis and depletion of fibrinolytic inhibitors (DFIs) measured by thrombelastography (TEG) gain clot strength with TXA, but TEG results take nearly an hour. We aimed to develop an assay, plasmin TEG (P-TEG), to more expeditiously stratify risk for massive transfusion (MT), mortality, and hyperfibrinolysis. Trauma patients (N = 148) were assessed using TEG assays without exogenous additives (rapid/native), with exogenous plasmin (P-TEG) or tissue plasminogen activator (tPA TEG). The plasmin dose used does not effect healthy-control clot lysis 30 minutes after maximum amplitude (LY30) but causes shortened reaction time (R time) relative to native TEG (P-TEG R time < native TEG R time considered P-TEG negative). If P-TEG R time is greater than or equal to native TEG R time, the patient was considered P-TEG positive. Each assay's ability to predict MT, mortality, and (risk for) hyperfibrinolysis was determined. χ and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare categorical and continuous variables, respectively. Results were reported as median ± interquartile range or n (%). Plasmin TEG provided results faster than all other assays (4.7 ± 2.5-9.1 minutes), approximately 11-fold faster than rapid-TEG (rTEG) LY30 (54.2 ± 51.1-58.1 minutes; p < 0.001). Plasmin TEG-positive patients had greater than fourfold higher MT rate (30% vs. 7%; p = 0.0015) with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.686 (p = 0.028), greater than fourfold higher 24-hour mortality (33.3% vs. 7.8%; p = 0.0177), greater than twofold higher 30-day mortality (35% vs. 16.4%; p = 0.0483), higher rates of DFI (55% vs. 18%; p < 0.001), and a trend toward elevated D-dimer (19.9 vs. 3.3 μg/mL; p = 0.14). Plasmin TEG was associated with hyperfibrinolysis on rTEG LY30 at the 7.6% threshold (p = 0.04) but not the 3% threshold (p = 0.40). Plasmin TEG performed best in relation to DFI, with a positive predictive value of 58% and negative predictive value of 81%. When combined with tPA TEG time to maximum amplitude, P-TEG outperformed rTEG LY30 for predicting MT (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.811 vs. 0.708). Within 5 minutes, P-TEG can stratify patients at highest risk for MT, mortality, and risk for hyperfibrinolysis. In composite with tPA TEG time to maximum amplitude, P-TEG outperforms rTEG LY30 for predicting MT and does so four times faster (12.7 vs. 54.1 minutes). The rapid results of P-TEG may be useful for those who practice selective TXA administration to maximize TXA's time-dependent efficacy. Diagnostic test, level V.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Trauma patients with hyperfibrinolysis and depletion of fibrinolytic inhibitors (DFIs) measured by thrombelastography (TEG) gain clot strength with TXA, but TEG results take nearly an hour. We aimed to develop an assay, plasmin TEG (P-TEG), to more expeditiously stratify risk for massive transfusion (MT), mortality, and hyperfibrinolysis.
METHODS
Trauma patients (N = 148) were assessed using TEG assays without exogenous additives (rapid/native), with exogenous plasmin (P-TEG) or tissue plasminogen activator (tPA TEG). The plasmin dose used does not effect healthy-control clot lysis 30 minutes after maximum amplitude (LY30) but causes shortened reaction time (R time) relative to native TEG (P-TEG R time < native TEG R time considered P-TEG negative). If P-TEG R time is greater than or equal to native TEG R time, the patient was considered P-TEG positive. Each assay's ability to predict MT, mortality, and (risk for) hyperfibrinolysis was determined. χ and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare categorical and continuous variables, respectively. Results were reported as median ± interquartile range or n (%).
RESULTS
Plasmin TEG provided results faster than all other assays (4.7 ± 2.5-9.1 minutes), approximately 11-fold faster than rapid-TEG (rTEG) LY30 (54.2 ± 51.1-58.1 minutes; p < 0.001). Plasmin TEG-positive patients had greater than fourfold higher MT rate (30% vs. 7%; p = 0.0015) with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.686 (p = 0.028), greater than fourfold higher 24-hour mortality (33.3% vs. 7.8%; p = 0.0177), greater than twofold higher 30-day mortality (35% vs. 16.4%; p = 0.0483), higher rates of DFI (55% vs. 18%; p < 0.001), and a trend toward elevated D-dimer (19.9 vs. 3.3 μg/mL; p = 0.14). Plasmin TEG was associated with hyperfibrinolysis on rTEG LY30 at the 7.6% threshold (p = 0.04) but not the 3% threshold (p = 0.40). Plasmin TEG performed best in relation to DFI, with a positive predictive value of 58% and negative predictive value of 81%. When combined with tPA TEG time to maximum amplitude, P-TEG outperformed rTEG LY30 for predicting MT (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.811 vs. 0.708).
CONCLUSION
Within 5 minutes, P-TEG can stratify patients at highest risk for MT, mortality, and risk for hyperfibrinolysis. In composite with tPA TEG time to maximum amplitude, P-TEG outperforms rTEG LY30 for predicting MT and does so four times faster (12.7 vs. 54.1 minutes). The rapid results of P-TEG may be useful for those who practice selective TXA administration to maximize TXA's time-dependent efficacy.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
Diagnostic test, level V.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33230046
doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002941
pii: 01586154-202012000-00001
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antifibrinolytic Agents
0
Biomarkers
0
Tranexamic Acid
6T84R30KC1
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
EC 3.4.21.68
Fibrinolysin
EC 3.4.21.7
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
991-998Subventions
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : UM1 HL120877
Pays : United States
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : F32 HL134244
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIGMS NIH HHS
ID : L30 GM120751
Pays : United States
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