This study will evaluate the performance of the Quantra System with the QPlus Cartridge in pediatric patients undergoing cardiovascular procedures.
Evaluation of the Clinical Performance of the Quantra System With the QPlus Cartridge in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Procedures
Pediatric patients that require major sugical procedures, such as cardiac surgery, are especially vulnerable to perioperative coagulopathy due to age-related immaturity of the hemostatic system, exposure to hemodilution from circuit primes or intravenous volume loading, hypothermia during complex interventions, and the intrinsic bleeding of invasive cardiac procedures. These factors can produce clinically significant perioperative bleeding driven by platelet dysfunction, hypofibrinogenemia and other hemostatic defects. The Quantra System with the QPlus Cartridge is desinged to assess coagulation function of a whole blood sample at the point-of-care by measuring changes in the viscoelastic properties during clot formation. This multi-center study is aimed to demonstrate the performance of the QPlus Cartridge for its ability to aid in the evaluation of a pediatric patient's hemostatic status before, during and after cardiovascular procedures.
