The Use of rFVIIa in Trauma Patients: A Multi-Center Case Registry
| Status: | Archived |
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| Conditions: | Hospital |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 7/1/2011 |
The Use of rFVIIa in Trauma Patients: A WTA/AAST Multi-Center Case Registry
Trauma surgeons throughout the US have begun using recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa)
to control severe hemorrhage following injury when traditional measures have failed. Despite
promising results from several small studies, there remain several unanswered questions
regarding the use of this relatively expensive product in injured patients including:
- The timing of administration
- Selection of appropriate patients who are most likely to benefit
- The effective dose in injured patients
- The potential need for repeated dosing
- The need for administration of platelets and correction of acidosis prior to
administering the first dose
- The risks associated with the use of rFVIIa including venous and/or arterial thrombosis
- The potential for rFVIIa to cause or aggravate post-injury organ failure and/or
infectious complications
- An analysis of cost versus benefit The purpose of this study is to collect a large
sample of patients from multiple institutions in order to address the issues listed
above. To this end, the Western Trauma Association Foundation is sponsoring a
multi-center case registry for patients receiving rFVIIa for treatment of uncontrolled
hemorrhage.
This is a prospective, multi-center case registry that seeks to combine the collective
experience with the use of rFVIIa at UCSF/SFGH with other trauma centers. The study is being
conducted under the auspices of the Western Trauma Association and the American Association
of the Surgery of Trauma. Both organizations have a long history of successfully completing
multi-center studies. The outcomes to be used in this study are: 1) survival, 2) amount of
blood products infused before and after rFVIIa, 3) coagulation factors (PTT, INR) before and
after, and 4) the surgeon’s assessment of hemostasis. Data will also be analyzed to
determine the cost effectiveness of rFVIIa when compared with other methods of treating
severe hemorrhage, primarily administration of blood products. Finally, the incidence of
complications and thrombotic events after drug administration will be evaluated.
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