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Table 2 Results from Multiplate and ROTEM, fish oil

From: Effects of naturopathic medicines on Multiplate and ROTEM: a prospective experimental pilot study in healthy volunteers

 

Before

After

P

95 % CI

Multiplate

ADP (AUC)

73 ± 8.7

60 ± 5.9

0.003

−19.2 to −7.6

COL (AUC)

67 ± 6.7

64 ± 6.8

0.50

−15.2 to 8.8

ASPI(AUC)

77 ± 7.9

76 ± 11.8

0.86

−12.6 to 11.0

ROTEM

EXTEM-CT (sec)

56 ± 10

61 ± 36

0.79

−48.4 to 59.2

EXTEM-CFT (sec)

103 ± 36

110 ± 31

0.81

−67.5 to 81.0

EXTEM-AA (degrees)

70 ± 6.5

68 ± 5.6

0.76

−15.1 to 11.9

EXTEM-MCF (mm)

62 ± 3.6

58 ± 4.3

0.23

−11.9 to 3.9

NATEM-CT (sec)

670 ± 68

728 ± 64

0.38

−102 to 216

NATEM-CFT (sec)

217 ± 32

284 ± 17

0.009

26.8 to 107

NATEM-AA (degrees)

52 ± 3.9

44 ± 2.3

0.009

−12.0 to −3.2

NATEM-MCF (mm)

51.7 ± 5.8

46.8 ± 3.9

0.18

−12.9 to 3.3

  1. Results from Multiplate and ROTEM before and after peroral intake of 1260 mg Ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (fish oil) for 7 days, mean ± SD. CI confidence interval. ADP adenosine diphosphate (6.5 μM). AUC area under curve. COL collagen (3.2 μg/ml). ASPI arachidonic acid (0.5 mM). EXTEM tissue factor triggered viscohemostatic test. CT clotting time. CFT clot formation time. AA α-angle. MCF maximal clot firmness. NATEM viscohemostatic test without coagulation activating reagents