The Year in Coagulation and Transfusion: Selected Highlights from 2022

Authors: Guinn, N; Tanaka, K; Erdoes, G; Kwak, J; Henderson, R; Mazzeffi, M; Fabbro, M; Raphael, J.

Affiliations: Chief of Neuroanesthesiology, Otolaryngology and Offsite Anesthesia Division, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL. Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami, Miami, FL. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

Publication: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2023. 37. 2435–2449

ABSTRACT: This is an annual review to cover highlights in transfusion and coagulation in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. The goal of this article is to provide readers with a focused summary of the most important transfusion and coagulation topics published in 2022. This includes a discussion covering the management of anemia and red blood cell transfusion, the management of factor Xa inhibitors, updates in coagulation testing, updates in the use of factor concentrates, advances in platelet therapy, advances in anticoagulation management of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and other forms of mechanical circulatory support, and advances in the diagnosis and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.