Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.  2010 Mar;13(1):23-29. 10.5223/kjpgn.2010.13.1.23.

Clinical Significance of Coagulation Screening Tests and Platelet Counts in Children Undergoing Endoscopy

• Lee EH
• Yang HR
• Ko JS
• Seo JK

• KMID: 1459440
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5223/kjpgn.2010.13.1.23

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to assess the benefits of routine pre-endoscopy coagulation screening tests and platelet counts in Korean children.
METHODS
Between March 2004 and December 2009, children who underwent gastrointestinal endoscopy for the evaluation of various gastrointestinal symptoms were included. All of the subjects included in the study also underwent routine coagulation screening and platelet count determinations prior to endoscopy and biopsy. The clinical records and laboratory tests were retrospectively reviewed in all patients.
RESULTS
One hundred sixty-two of 1,476 (11%) patients who underwent endoscopy had abnormal results on pre-screening coagulation tests. Fourteen patients underwent coagulation factor assays due to abnormal clotting results in consecutive tests or due to clinical evidence of a bleeding tendency. Seven patients were diagnosed with factor XII deficiency, one patient was diagnosed with von Willebrand disease, one patient had von Willebrand disease and factor XII deficiency, and one patient was presumed to have mild hemophilia. The remaining 4 patients had normal results with the factor assays. The results of platelet counts were normal with the exception of 1 patient. No patient had significant bleeding during the endoscopic procedures, despite abnormal pre-endoscopic coagulation tests.
CONCLUSION
Routine coagulation screening tests and platelet counts revealed abnormal results in some patients. Most of the patients with abnormal clotting were shown to have a factor XII deficiency, which had no significant associated bleeding tendencies; the other patients were diagnosed with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease. Therefore, although abnormal pre-endoscopic coagulation is not always related to significant bleeding complications, pre-endoscopic coagulation screening may be useful in some children in predicting the risk of bleeding tendency during endoscopic procedures.

Keyword

Gastrointestinal endoscopy; Coagulation test; Platelet count; Factor deficiency; Children

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Blood Coagulation Factors
Blood Platelets
Child
Endoscopy
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Factor XII Deficiency
Hemophilia A
Hemorrhage
Humans
Mass Screening
Platelet Count
Retrospective Studies
von Willebrand Diseases
Blood Coagulation Factors

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