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Our aim was to evaluate the utility of ACT as a predictor of postoperative bleeding and transfusion use.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Retrospective study (722 patients) submitted to surgery between July 2018\u2013October 2021. We compared patients with final ACT &amp;lt; basal ACT and final ACT \u2265 basal ACT and final ACT\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009140 s with \u2265140\u2009s. Continuous variables were analysed with the Wilcoxon rank-sum test; categorical variables using Chi-square or Fisher's exact test. A linear mixed regression model was used to analyse bleeding in patients with final ACT\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009140 and \u2265140. Independent variables were analysed with binary logistic regression models to investigate their association with bleeding and transfusion.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Patients with final ACT\u2009\u2265\u2009140 s presented higher postoperative bleeding than final ACT\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009140 s at 12\u2009h (P\u2009=\u20090.006) and 24\u2009h (**P\u2009=\u20090.004). Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time [odds ratio (OR) 1.009, 1.002\u20131.015, 95% confidence interval (CI)] and masculine sex (OR 2.842,1.721\u20134.821, 95% CI) were significant predictors of bleeding. Patients with final ACT\u2009\u2265\u2009140 s had higher risk of UT (OR 1.81, 1.13\u20132.89, 95% CI; P\u2009=\u20090.0104), compared to final ACT\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009140 s. CPB time (OR 1.019,1.012\u20131.026, 95% CI) and final ACT (OR 1.021,1.010\u20131.032, 95% CI) were significant predictors of transfusion. Female sex was a predictor of use of transfusion, with a probability for use of 27.23% (21.84\u201333.39%, 95% CI) in elective surgeries, and 60.38% (37.65\u201379.36%, 95% CI) in urgent surgeries, higher than in males.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Final ACT has a good predictive value for the use of transfusion. Final ACT\u2009\u2265\u2009140 s correlates with higher risk of transfusion and increased bleeding. The risk of bleeding and transfusion is higher with longer periods of CPB. Males have a higher risk of bleeding, but females have a higher risk of transfusion.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/icvts\/ivae092","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,8]],"date-time":"2024-05-08T18:20:10Z","timestamp":1715192410000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Activated clotting time value as an independent predictor of postoperative bleeding and transfusion"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"38","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9604-1223","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rafael Mani\u00e9s","family":"Pereira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte , Lisbon, Portugal"},{"name":"Escola Superior Sa\u00fade da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa , Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Diogo","family":"Magueijo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa , Lisbon, 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