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Documento de consenso para la solicitud de pruebas de coagulación preoperatorias
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Introduction: Standard pre-operative coagulation tests are insensitive to certain haemostatic abnormalities, yet they continue to be ordered routinely. Given the lack of clear guidance in Spain, we used Delphi methodology to develop a series of consensus recommendations on ordering these tests.
Material and methods: We conducted a 3-round, online, multicentre Delphi study in which 10 expert anaesthesiologists were asked to recruit colleagues to form a panel of 59 anaesthesiologists, 50 of which completed all rounds. The panel rated 46 statements on a 1-9 Likert scale. Consensus was achieved when ≥70% of questions scored ≥7 in the third round. Accepted statements were classified as Weak (70%-79%), Moderate (80%-89%) or Strong (90%-100%) agreement. Results: Twenty-nine statements were accepted. These were synthesized into 21 statements that were grouped into 6 categories: general indication, patient risk factors, procedure characteristics, global assessment, paediatric patients, and special cases. Agreement was strong for 14 statements, moderate for 5, and weak for 2. Key recommendations were: (1) avoid universal testing; (2) base testing on medical history, standard bleeding-risk questionnaires, and specific risk factors (anticoagulation, liver disease, kidney failure, haematopoietic disorders); (3) order tests before high-complexity or high-bleeding-risk procedures; and (4) use specific tests in patients receiving direct oral anticoagulants. Conclusions: Pre-operative coagulation testing is indicated in patients that present bleeding disorders and/or are scheduled for a high-bleeding-risk procedure.
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JOVER PINILLOS, Jose Luis, et al. Documento de consenso para la solicitud de pruebas de coagulación preoperatorias. Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación. 2025. Vol. 72, num. 9. ISSN 0034-9356. [consulted: 12 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/224056