Point-of-care haemostasis monitoring during liver transplantation is cost effective. 2019

Antonio Leon-Justel, and Ana I Alvarez-Rios, and Jose A Noval-Padillo, and Miguel A Gomez-Bravo, and Manuel Porras, and Laura Gomez-Sosa, and Juan L Lopez-Romero, and Juan M Guerrero
Laboratory Medicine Department, Huelva University Hospital, Huelva, Spain.

Background Optimal haemostasis management in orthotropic liver transplant (OLT) could reduce blood loss and transfusion volume, improve patient outcomes and reduce cost. Methods We performed a study including 336 OLTs to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of a new point-of-care (POC)-based haemostatic management approach in OLT patients. Results In terms of health benefit we found that the new approach showed a significant reduction in transfusion requirements (red blood cell transfusion units were reduced from 5.3±4.6 to 2.8±2.9 [p<0.001], free frozen plasma from 3.1±3.3 to 0.4±1.0 [p<0.001] and platelets from 2.9±3.9 to 0.4±0.9 [p<0.001], transfusion avoidance, 9.7% vs. 29.1% [p<0.001] and massive transfusion, 14.5% vs. 3.8% [p=0.001]); we also found a significant improvement in patient outcomes, such, reoperation for bleeding or acute-kidney-failure (8.3% vs. 2.4%, p=0.015; 33.6% vs. 5.4%, p<0.001), with a significant reduction in the length of the hospital total stay (40.6±13.8 days vs. 38.2±14.4 days, p=0.001). The lowest cost incurred was observed with the new approach (€73,038.80 vs. €158,912.90) with significant patient saving associated to transfusion avoidance (€1278.36), ICU-stay (€3037.26), total-stay (€3800.76) and reoperation for bleeding (€80,899.64). Conclusions POC haemostatic monitoring during OLT is cost effective.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007902 Length of Stay The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility. Hospital Stay,Hospital Stays,Stay Length,Stay Lengths,Stay, Hospital,Stays, Hospital
D001780 Blood Coagulation Tests Laboratory tests for evaluating the individual's clotting mechanism. Coagulation Tests, Blood,Tests, Blood Coagulation,Blood Coagulation Test,Coagulation Test, Blood,Test, Blood Coagulation
D003362 Cost-Benefit Analysis A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. In contrast a cost effectiveness in general compares cost with qualitative outcomes. Cost and Benefit,Cost-Benefit Data,Benefits and Costs,Cost Benefit,Cost Benefit Analysis,Cost-Utility Analysis,Costs and Benefits,Economic Evaluation,Marginal Analysis,Analyses, Cost Benefit,Analysis, Cost Benefit,Analysis, Cost-Benefit,Analysis, Cost-Utility,Analysis, Marginal,Benefit and Cost,Cost Benefit Analyses,Cost Benefit Data,Cost Utility Analysis,Cost-Benefit Analyses,Cost-Utility Analyses,Data, Cost-Benefit,Economic Evaluations,Evaluation, Economic,Marginal Analyses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016031 Liver Transplantation The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another. Grafting, Liver,Hepatic Transplantation,Liver Transplant,Transplantation, Hepatic,Transplantation, Liver,Hepatic Transplantations,Liver Grafting,Liver Transplantations,Liver Transplants,Transplant, Liver
D017707 Erythrocyte Transfusion The transfer of erythrocytes from a donor to a recipient or reinfusion to the donor. Red Blood Cell Transfusion,Red Blood Cell Transfusions,Transfusion, Red Blood Cell,Transfusions, Red Blood Cell,Erythrocyte Transfusions,Transfusion, Erythrocyte,Transfusions, Erythrocyte
D058625 End Stage Liver Disease Final stage of a liver disease when the liver failure is irreversible and LIVER TRANSPLANTATION is needed. Chronic Liver Failure,Liver Failure, Chronic,Chronic Liver Failures,Failure, Chronic Liver,Failures, Chronic Liver,Liver Failures, Chronic
D019095 Point-of-Care Systems Laboratory and other services provided to patients at the bedside. These include diagnostic and laboratory testing using automated information entry. Bedside Computing,Point of Care Technology,Bedside Technology,Point-of-Care,Bedside Technologies,Computing, Bedside,Point of Care,Point of Care Systems,Point-of-Care System,Systems, Point-of-Care,Technologies, Bedside,Technology, Bedside

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