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Rapid Diagnosis of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Surgical Critically Ill Patients

Completed
Conditions
Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Interventions
Other: HEP score
Other: 4Ts score
Other: ID-PaGIA test
Other: HIT-Ab(PF4-H) test
Registration Number
NCT02790567
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Brief Summary

The early diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is particularly difficult in surgical critically ill patients. If the use of rapid immunological diagnostic methods and pretest scoring systems has been proposed in the medical intensive care unit (ICU), none of these methods have been specifically evaluated in the diagnosis of HIT in surgical patients.

Detailed Description

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is of concern in critically ill patients, given the high prevalence of heparin use. The diagnosis of HIT in surgical intensive care unit (ICU) is problematic due to the lack of reliable diagnostic method. No gold standard currently exists and the definitive diagnosis is mainly based on the detection of heparin-dependent platelet-activating antibodies by ELISA method, on the platelet serotonin release assay (SRA) and on the changes of the blood platelet count after the discontinuation of heparin therapy. As a result, no early definitive diagnosis could be done. This could expose patients to thrombotic complications related to the HIT or hemorrhagic complications related to the alternative anticoagulant prescribed. This complications can threaten the prognosis of these patients. Particle gel immunoassay and automated immunoassay has been proposed for the early diagnosis of HIT in medical critically ill and non-critically ill patients. Many authors suggest that the accuracy of these immunological methods for the diagnosis of HIT could be altered in surgical patients, but these tests has never been specifically evaluated in this population. The 4Ts and the HIT Expert Probability (HEP) score systems sound interesting for the diagnosis of HIT. These clinicobiological scores can be easily used by non-expert clinicians, but have also never been evaluated in the surgical ICU.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age > 18 years old
  • Diagnosis of HIT suspected
  • Admitted in our surgical intensive care unit during the study period
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age < 18 years old
  • Pregnancy and/or breast feeding
  • Fondaparinux anticoagulation
  • Withdrawal of consent

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
HIT study groupHEP scoreThe HIT study group will include all patients admitted in our surgical intensive care unit (ICU) during the study period if the clinician in charge of the patient suspects the diagnosis of HIT. The HEP score, the 4Ts score, the immuno-diffusion particle gel immunoassay (ID-PaGIA) and the HIT-Ab(PF4-H) test will be done for each patient the day the diagnosis of HIT will be suspected.
HIT study groupHIT-Ab(PF4-H) testThe HIT study group will include all patients admitted in our surgical intensive care unit (ICU) during the study period if the clinician in charge of the patient suspects the diagnosis of HIT. The HEP score, the 4Ts score, the immuno-diffusion particle gel immunoassay (ID-PaGIA) and the HIT-Ab(PF4-H) test will be done for each patient the day the diagnosis of HIT will be suspected.
HIT study group4Ts scoreThe HIT study group will include all patients admitted in our surgical intensive care unit (ICU) during the study period if the clinician in charge of the patient suspects the diagnosis of HIT. The HEP score, the 4Ts score, the immuno-diffusion particle gel immunoassay (ID-PaGIA) and the HIT-Ab(PF4-H) test will be done for each patient the day the diagnosis of HIT will be suspected.
HIT study groupID-PaGIA testThe HIT study group will include all patients admitted in our surgical intensive care unit (ICU) during the study period if the clinician in charge of the patient suspects the diagnosis of HIT. The HEP score, the 4Ts score, the immuno-diffusion particle gel immunoassay (ID-PaGIA) and the HIT-Ab(PF4-H) test will be done for each patient the day the diagnosis of HIT will be suspected.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sensibility, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of HEP score for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)during the ICU stay, i.e an average time of 10 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sensibility, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of the 4Ts score for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)during the ICU stay, i.e an average time of 10 days

Sensibility, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of the 4Ts score for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)

Sensibility, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of the automated immunoassay HemosIL-Ab latex agglutination test for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)during the ICU stay, i.e an average time of 10 days

Sensibility, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of the automated immunoassay HemosIL-Ab latex agglutination test for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)

Sensibility, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of the particul gel immunoassay ID-PaGia test for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)during the ICU stay, i.e an average time of 10 days

Sensibility, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of the particul gel immunoassay ID-PaGia test for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon

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Besançon, France

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