CONCLUSION
deaths, bleeding
BLEEDING, COMPLICATIONS
The use of Papworth Haemostasis Checklist, adapted and translated into Portuguese, at
the Centro de Cirurgia Cardiovascular of Hospital Estadual Mário Covas proved
to be a simple and quick intervention to improve the prevention of postoperative
bleeding, with an impact on number of deaths in the study period. The reduction in
deaths was possible thanks to reduction in bleeding rate, postoperative
complications, and reoperations for bleeding. In view of this, our service
recommends implementation of similar hemostasis checklists in other centers. A
multicenter, randomized study could improve statistical relevance of the items
assessed as well as refine the analysis of other relevant variables.