Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution on ROTEM in Cardiac Surgery

Background: Impact of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) using hydroxyethyl starch before initiating cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on whole blood viscoelastic profile after CPB has not been well established.

Method: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery employing moderate hypothermic CPB (n=40) are randomly allocated into one of two groups: in Group-ANH(n=20), ANH is applied by using a balanced hydroxyethyl starch (HES 130/0.6); and in Group-C ANH is not applied.

Intergroup differences of INTEM, EXTEM, FIBTEM and APTEM profiles are analyzed. after anesthesia induction (control) and after weaning form CPB and protamine neutralization (after-CPB) in both groups. In Group-ANH, those are determined after ANH (after-ANH).

As a primary outcome, inter-group difference between maxiaml clot firmness of EXTEM is determined at 10 min after ANH in Group-ANH and that at control.

As secondary outcomes, intergroup differences of Hematocrit (Hct), Na+, K+, HCO3-, Ca2+, osmolarity, s-Cr are determined Intergroup difference of data at T2 are performed.

Inclusion criteria

• patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass who signed written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• preoperative renal failure requiring reran replacement therapy
• preoperative liver disease
• preoperative low cardiac output (EF < 50%)
• Preoperative IABP application, Atrial fibrillation, Pacemaker,
• contraindication for applying TEE
• intraoperative withdrawal