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Interest of TEG6S® in Reducing Transfusion Needs During Postpartum Haemorrhage

Recruiting
Conditions
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Interventions
Device: TEG6S
Registration Number
NCT06473233
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate fibrinogen consumption, transfusion need, and other security outcomes in women with postpartum hemorrhage of 1000 mL or more, before and after the implementation of a TEG6S® device at a level III maternity unit (Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien, Corbeil-Essonnes, France).

Detailed Description

Acquired obstetrical coagulopathy during massive postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a serious and frequent complication of delivery. It has been shown that fibrinogen levels are the first to fall during PPH, and that a level inferior to a threshold of 2g/L is strongly associated with progression to severe PPH, hemostatic impairment, transfusion, and invasive hemostatic procedures.

The clinical diagnosis of coagulopathy is difficult, and the biological diagnosis by usual laboratory tests is often delayed, leading to the empirical administration of fibrinogen and blood products, sometimes unnecessary.

The TEG6S® is a viscoelastic testing device performed on whole blood, which allows a reliable assessment of hemostasis and coagulation quality in about ten minutes.

The anomalies detected by the TEG6S® allow for the early diagnosis of acquired coagulopathy, especially hypofibrinogenemia. Its use during the management of PPH would therefore allow for transfusion savings and potential economic benefits, in addition to improving patient prognosis through early and appropriate treatment (including the absence of early "blind" treatment in the absence of coagulopathy).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Woman of 18 years old or more
  • Delivery at the level III maternity of Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF) (Corbeil-Essonnes, France) between 2022 and 2024, except deliveries during cyber-attack period at CHSF (from August 2022 to December 2022 included), due to uncertainty over the completeness of the data.
  • Presenting postpartum hemorrhage with estimated blood loss of 1000mL or more
  • No constitutional hemostasis anomaly
  • No treatment interfering with hemostasis
  • No use of blood products and/or pro-coagulant products before delivery
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient informed of the research and refusing the use of the data
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
After TEG6STEG6SPatients managed in a period of 12 months after the implementation of TEG6S®
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fibrinogen consumptionup to 24 hours

Quantity of fibrinogen administered (in grams)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Estimated blood lossup to 24 hours

Estimated total volume of blood loss during PPH, in milliliters, using a graduated bag and weight of blood-soaked materials

Consumption of packed red blood cells (RBC)up to 24 hours

Number of packed red blood cells used

Total number of TEG6S®at 12 months

Total number of TEG6S® carried out over a period of 12 months following its implementation

Consumption of fresh frozen plasma (FFP)up to 24 hours

Number of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) used

Invasive haemostatic procedureup to 24 hours

Use of surgical and/or radio-interventional hemostasis (Bakri balloon, embolization, arterial ligation, uterine padding, hemostasis hysterectomy)

Maternal deathuntil leaving the hospital

Occurrence of maternal death at hospital

ICU admissionuntil leaving the hospital

Any admission in an intensive care unit

Acute anemiaat 24 hours

Occurrence of anemia following postpartum hemorrhage, defined by a decrease in hemoglobin level of 4g/dL or more at 24h following delivery, compared to the last hemoglobin level known before delivery

Total length of stayuntil discharge from the intensive care unit

Total length of stay in hospital (in days)

Calculated blood lossup to 24 hours

Estimated total volume of blood loss during PPH, using the following formula = (\[initial Ht - Ht H24\] × total blood volume × 100/35) + compensated blood loss (CBL) ; with: total blood volume in milliliters = basis weight × 65 × 1.4, and CBL in milliliters, corresponding to the number of RBC concentrates transfused (1 RBC corresponds to approximately 500 mL of blood at 35% Ht).

ICU length of stayuntil discharge from the intensive care unit

Total length of stay in an intensive care unit/critical care (in days)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien

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Corbeil-Essonnes, France

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