Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia
Conditions
Keywords
Cardiopulmonary Bypass, pre-test probability model
Brief summary
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a pro-thrombotic immunological condition that occurs in some patients exposed to heparin. The incidence of HIT is estimated at 0.1 to 0.3% of patients exposed to heparin, and rises to 3% in postoperative cardiac surgery. Cardiac surgery under CEC requires the use of high doses of heparin, which contributes to the increased incidence of HIT in this population. This high incidence is also explained by the comorbid profile of cardiac surgery patients, who often present risk factors for HIT (perioperative context, atrial fibrillation, organ failure, previous exposure to heparin, etc.). When it occurs postoperatively in cardiac surgery, there is a 28% increase in mortality, a 50% increase in morbidity, and an increase in hospitalization costs and length of stay. Although usually detected in medical wards on the basis of probability scores (4T, HEP), its diagnosis is less easy in postoperative cardiac surgery. Because of the many differential diagnoses, the screening scores usually used are less effective, and HIT is often diagnosed late, in patients who may have already developed a thromboembolic complication, which sometimes proves fatal. In addition, the diagnostic tests for HIT are compromised and lose their sensitivity in postoperative cardiac surgery, given the high incidence of seroconversion observed after extracorporeal circulation. Indeed, more than 50% of patients have antibodies to PF4/heparin, but only 1 to 2% of them have true HIT.These elements highlight the need to develop effective screening scores for HIT in postoperative cardiac surgery, given the complications to which patients are exposed in the event of underdiagnosis but also in the event of overdiagnosis. Other screening scores are being studied, not yet validated in cardiac surgery, such as the CPB score or the GFHT score. Early recognition of HIT would reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with this condition. The present study should make it possible to identify the most effective HIT probability score among those used in routine screening and thus to orient towards screening for this condition as early as possible, and consequently reduce the associated morbidity.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTPost screening diagnostic test
1\) anti-PF4/heparin antibody test (ELISA) and 2) in vitro platelet aggregation tests. The diagnosis of HIT is made when both tests are positive or when a platelet aggregation test is positive.
Sponsors
Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Major patients, who underwent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonarybypass between 01/01/2010 and 12/31/2021, in whom HIT was suspected postoperatively.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with known preoperative HIT, * cardiac surgery patients without bypass surgery, * diagnostic tests for HIT not performed.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of the intrinsic performance of HIT tests | date of start of intensive care hospitalization to date of discharge from intensive care hospitalization assessed up to 3 months | To compare the intrinsic performance (sensitivity, specificity) of 4 HIT screening scores (4T, HET, GFHT, CPB) in postoperative cardiac surgery under CEC. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of the extrinsic performance of HIT tests | date of start of intensive care hospitalization to date of discharge from intensive care hospitalization assessed up to 3 months | To compare the extrinsic performance (sensitivity, specificity) of 4 HIT screening scores (4T, HET, GFHT, CPB) in postoperative cardiac surgery under CEC. |
| 30-day postoperative mortality | between the date of confirmation of HIT and 30 days from the date of hospitalization | To estimate 30-day postoperative mortality of cardiac surgery under CEC in patients with confirmed HIT. |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactThomas KLEIN, MD
Outcome results
None listed