HEMATOLOGICAL OBSERVATION DURING VENTRICULAR ASSIST DIVICE USES-WITH SPECIAL REFARANCE TO PLATELET COUNT

Abstract

Hematological study was done on 5 cases in which VAD were used. Platelet count decreased during first 7 days of VAD pumping (5.2±2.4×10⁴/μl) and then increased to near normal value. Platelet count did not change by pump exchange. Antithrombin III (57.9±3.4%) and plasminogen (56.5±14.4%) decreased remarkably in all cases, while prothrombin time (54.5±11.1%), fibrinogen (340±90mg/dl), and FDP (12.2±9.7μg/ml) were within almost normal value.