Summary
It was the objective of this study to quantify the effects of rivaroxaban administration
on global coagulation parameters associated with routine clinical procedures, we collected
plasma samples from patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery receiving rivaroxaban
at various time points after drug administration. Forty-seven patients received rivaroxaban
(10 mg daily) for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Blood samples were collected
at four different time points: A) before surgery; B) before drug administration at
day 4–5 after surgery (steady state of rivaroxaban); C) 2 hours (h) after drug administration
and D) 12 h after drug administration. The prothrombin time (PT), activated partial
thromboplastin time (aPTT), thrombin time (TT), antithrombin (AT) level, fibrinogen
level by Clauss method (FibC), and derived fibrinogen (dFIB) level were assessed with
various reagents. At 2 h after rivaroxaban administration, the PT and aPTT clotting
times were significantly prolonged to different extents up to 1.4 fold, whereas 12
h after drug administration, no significant effect was observed. Rivaroxaban administration
had no influence on the TT or the FibC concentration. The dFIB assay was differentially
affected by rivaroxaban when different reagents were tested. The AT assay dependent
on thrombin activity was not influenced by rivaroxaban, whereas the AT levels dependent
on factor Xa activity were significantly increased by rivaroxaban. Clinicians should
be aware of the time-dependent influence of rivaroxaban on factor Xa-dependent routine
coagulation assays. Therefore, routine coagulation parameters should be assessed directly
before drug administration to keep the interaction of rivaroxaban low.
keyword
Rivaroxaban - prothrombin time - activated partial thromboplastin time - thrombin
time - antithrombin - fibrinogen