Continuous monitoring of blood clotting during hemodialysis, and cardiopulmonary bypass „MonHem”

Abstract

The aim of this study was to create a design and then construction of prototypes allowing for dynamic assessment of coagulation function by continuous monitoring of the activated partial tromboplastin time (a-PTT), or blood clotting time in patients treated with hemodialysis or connected to cardiopulmonary bypass. We believe that the introduction of such a diagnostic method in the case of the successful implementation enhanced safety to patients treated with those methods, by reducing the risk of complications associated with an inappropriate heparinisation these patients in the form of a blood clot in the course of treatment due to an insufficient supply of heparin, or excessive or unexpected bleeding using an overdose of drug.