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Table 1 Causes of bleeding tendency in patients in this study

From: Effectiveness of securing central venous catheters with topical tissue adhesive in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled pilot study

Cause

Definition

Antiplatelet

 Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)

Within 7 days before operation

 Clopidogrel

Within 5 days before operation

Anticoagulant

 Warfarin

Within 5 days before operation

 Enoxaparin

Within 12 h before operation

 Rivaroxaban, Apixaban, Dabigatran

Within 3 days before operation

Thrombocytopenia

Platelet count < 140,000/mL

Coagulopathy

 Prolonged thrombin time (TT)

>  14 s

 Prolonged partial thromboplastin time (PTT)

>  35 s

 Prolonged prothrombin time (PT)

>  13.5 s

 Prolonged PT-international normalized ratio

>  1.2