Table 2.

List of re-explorations for bleeding after EPW removal

Operation	Medication	EPW removal	Reexploration	INR/PTT	Complications
AVR	ASA + VKA + Hep.	16 POD	Pericard drainage	INR = 1.3 PTT = 99	none
AVR	ASA + VKA + Hep.	6 POD	Repeat sternotomy	INR = 1.9 PTT = 41	Blood transfusion (RBC 2 packages)
AVR	ASA + VKA	7 POD	Repeat sternotomy	INR = 2.2	fatal
CABG	DAPT + LMWH	11 POD	Pericard drainage	-	Blood transfusion (RBC 2 packages)
CABG	DAPT + LMWH	9 POD	Repeat sternotomy	INR = 1.3 PTT = 30	Blood transfusion (RBC 2 packages) Wound complications
Myectomy	LMWH	11 POD	Pericard drainage	INR = 1.2 PTT = 28	none
MV repair, occlusion LAA	DAPT + VKA + Hep.	7 POD	Repeat sternotomy	INR = 2.0 PTT = 38	fatal
AVR + CABG + aorta asc. replac.	ASA + VKA + Hep.	12 POD	Pericard drainage	INR = 1.8 PTT = 32	none

(AVR = aortic valve replacement, CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting, MV = mitral valve, LAA = left atrial appendage, asc = ascending, replac = replacement, ASA = aspirin, VKA = vitamin K antagonist, Hep = heparin, LMWH = low molecular weight heparin, DAPT = dual antiplatelet therapy, POD = postoperative day, RBC = red blood cells)