Table 3.

Recommendations on the perioperative therapeutic targets for patients with VWD undergoing surgery

SourceMajor surgeryMinor surgery
Preoperative target plasma levelsPostoperative target plasma levelsPreoperative target plasma levelsPostoperative target plasma levels
Nichols et al16  VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 100 VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 50 for ≥7-10 d; avoid VWF:RCo > 200 and FVIII:C > 250 VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 30; preferable >50 VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 30; preferable >50 for 3-5 d 
Laffan et al24  VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 100 FVIII:C > 50; duration not specified; “postoperative period” VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 50 Not specified 
Castaman et al28  VWF:RCo and FVIII:C = 80-100 VWF:RCo and FVIII:C = 80-100 for 36 h; then, >50 for 5-10 d; avoid FVIII:C > 150 Trough FVIII:C > 30 FVIII:C > 30 for 2-4 d 
Windyga et al10  VWF:RCo > 50; FVIII:C > 80-100 Day of surgery: VWF:RCo > 50; FVIII:C > 80-100; days 1-7: VWF:RCo > 30; FVIII:C > 50; days 8-14: VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 30; avoid FVIII:C > 250 VWF:RCo > 50; FVIII:C > 80-100 Trough VWF:RCo > 30 and FVIII:C > 50 for 3-5 d 
SourceMajor surgeryMinor surgery
Preoperative target plasma levelsPostoperative target plasma levelsPreoperative target plasma levelsPostoperative target plasma levels
Nichols et al16  VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 100 VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 50 for ≥7-10 d; avoid VWF:RCo > 200 and FVIII:C > 250 VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 30; preferable >50 VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 30; preferable >50 for 3-5 d 
Laffan et al24  VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 100 FVIII:C > 50; duration not specified; “postoperative period” VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 50 Not specified 
Castaman et al28  VWF:RCo and FVIII:C = 80-100 VWF:RCo and FVIII:C = 80-100 for 36 h; then, >50 for 5-10 d; avoid FVIII:C > 150 Trough FVIII:C > 30 FVIII:C > 30 for 2-4 d 
Windyga et al10  VWF:RCo > 50; FVIII:C > 80-100 Day of surgery: VWF:RCo > 50; FVIII:C > 80-100; days 1-7: VWF:RCo > 30; FVIII:C > 50; days 8-14: VWF:RCo and FVIII:C > 30; avoid FVIII:C > 250 VWF:RCo > 50; FVIII:C > 80-100 Trough VWF:RCo > 30 and FVIII:C > 50 for 3-5 d 

All target plasma levels are expressed as international units per deciliter.

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