Table 3 Course of coagulation parameters platelet count, aPTT, PT, fibrinogen, CT (Intem), CT (Extem), MCF (Fibtem), TRAP, ASPI, and ADP
|  | Conventional group (n = 14) | PoC group (n = 11) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Platelet count [/nl] | |||
 Screening | 241 (207–276) | 225 (201–272) | 0.647 |
 Admission to ICU | 153 (111–184) | 150 (120–191) | 0.893 |
 24 h postoperatively | 154 (130–176) | 139 (127–167) | 0.979 |
aPTT [s] | |||
 Pre-operatively | 33.4 (31.8–38.8) | 33.9 (33.3–38.5) | 0.403 |
 Admission to ICU | 35.2 (33.4–37.3) | 38.1 (37.3–40.9) | 0.038* |
 24 h postoperatively | 34.6 (32.4–37.9) | 38.1 (34.5–43.3) | 0.044* |
Thromboplastin time [%] | |||
 Pre-operatively | 98 (88–104) | 96 (82–101) | 0.373 |
 Admission to ICU | 57 (55–65) | 60 (54–62) | 0.851 |
 24 h postoperatively | 77 (65–81) | 67 (58–82) | 0.222 |
Fibrinogen [g/l] | |||
 Pre-operatively | 3.98 (3.5–4.66) | 3.60 (3.37–4.83) | 0.467 |
 Admission to ICU | 2.58 (2.17–3.42) | 2.48 (2.09–3.07) | 0.699 |
 24 h postoperatively | 3.85 (3.51–4.06) | 3.74 (3.53–4.5) | 0.786 |
CT (Intem) [s] | |||
 Pre-operatively | 152 (131–179) | 164 (151–185) | 0.344 |
 Admission to ICU | 188 (179–201) | 195 (177–213) | 0.536 |
 24 h postoperatively | 157 (143–170) | 166 (148–179) | 0.202 |
CT (Extem) [s] | |||
 Pre-operatively | 52 (48–57) | 60 (51–62) | 0.149 |
 Admission to ICU | 64 (56–71) | 66 (59–75) | 0.291 |
 24 h postoperatively | 55 (48–63) | 53 (46–64) | 0.767 |
MCF (Fibtem) [mm] | |||
 Pre-operatively | 23 (21–25) | 22 (19–24) | 0.572 |
 Admission to ICU | 15 (13–20) | 15 (12–21) | 0.809 |
 24 h postoperatively | 22 (20–25) | 24 (20–28) | 0.424 |
TRAP [AU] | |||
 Pre-operatively | 119 (82–159) | 103 (93–143) | 0.501 |
 Admission to ICU | 139 (93–159) | 116 (85–149) | 0.572 |
 24 h postoperatively | 147 (116–157) | 134 (129–158) | 0.647 |
ASPI [AU] | |||
 Pre-operatively | 20 (13–43) | 10 (7–30) | 0.183 |
 Admission to ICU | 20 (12–48) | 24 (5–52) | 0.893 |
 24 h postoperatively | 33 (19–48) | 34 (23–41) | 0.767 |
ADP [AU] | |||
 Pre-operatively | 64 (43–78) | 63 (35–71) | 0.434 |
 Admission to ICU | 61 (44–72) | 45 (33–82) | 0.476 |
 24 h postoperatively | 71 (53–85) | 71 (58–90) | 0.727 |