From Lori Leppert: I saw a previous post from April 9, 2014 regarding the use of the PTT result as a guide to pulling a sheath. Do you know of any references that we can refer to that indicate the PTT level in which it would be safe to pull the sheath?
See the comment from Vadim Kostousov, MD below. Click or tap here for the article that he references: Galli A, Palatnik A. What is the proper activated clotting time (ACT) at which to remove a femoral sheath after PCI? What are the best “protocols” for sheath removal? Crit Care Nurse. 2005r;25:88–92, 94–5.
I would recommend this review
I would recommend this review for advanced reading–no data for PTT, because PTT as a point-of-care test is not available:
Galli A, Palatnik A. What is the proper activated clotting time (ACT) at which to remove a femoral sheath after PCI? What are the best “protocols” for sheath removal? Crit Care Nurse. 2005;25:88–92, 94–5.
http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/content/25/2/88.long