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Volume 7, Issue 6, June – 2022 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology

ISSN No:-2456-2165

Perioperative Management for a Patient with Severe


Congenital Factor V Deficiency Undergoing Cochlear
Implantation
Zineb Bahja, Hanaa Bencharef, Sofia Sraidi, Bouchra Oukkache
Hematology Laboratory, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Hassan II University of Casablanca, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco.

Abstract:- Congenital factor V deficiency (CFVD) is a There is no commercially available recombinant FV or


rare coagulation disorder, also known as para plasma-derived FV concentrate [5]. In some of these cases,
hemophilia, that was first described by Owren in 1947. pre-interventional fresh frozen plasma (FFP) infusions have
Until now, no specific protocols for the management of been proven to minimize bleeding [3,6] . In this work we
these patients have been established, owing to the variable report a case of a severe congenital factor V deficiency that
spectrum of bleeding manifestations. However, available was operated for cochlear implantation with FFP
research suggests that perioperative infusion of fresh infusions and no abnormal bleeding events.
frozen plasma (FFP) may aid in maintaining FV levels to
prevent bleeding. We present the case of a 47-year-old II. CASE PRESENTATION
woman with congenital FV deficiency who underwent
cochlear implantation with no postoperative hemorrhagic A 47-years-old woman candidate for a cochlear implant
complications. for which the preoperative coagulation tests showed a
significantly prolonged prothrombin time (PT) 16%
Keywords:- Factor V, Congenital Factor V Deficiency, (Reference range RR 70-140%) and an elevated activated
Perioperative Management, Cochlear Implantation, partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) 83.9s (RR 23-33s) with a
Hemostasis, Hematology, Case Report. normal level of fibrinogen 3.06g/l (RR 2-4g/l). The patient
has no history of hemorrhagic syndrome. Subsequent factors
I. INTRODUCTION assays revealed a decreased factor V activity at 1% (RR 70-
140%), the results of other factor assays was (all RR 70-
Congenital FV deficiency is identified as a rare bleeding 140%): factor II at 88%, factor X at 86% and factor VIII at
disorder (RBD), is expressed in an autosomal recessive 140% (searching for a combined factor V and VIII
manner of inheritance with an estimated incidence of one per deficiency). FV inhibitor using a mixing test (mixture of
million in the general population. The disease is mostly equal volume of patient’s plasma with normal plasma) was
prevalent in regions where parental consanguinity is normal. The family investigation revealed the existence of a
commonly practiced. The disorder can occur up to 10 times brother with isolated factor V deficiency (factor V at 1%),
more frequently [1]. FV deficiency, formerly known as concluding to a severe congenital factor V deficiency.
parahemophilia or Owren’s disease, was first described by
Paul Owren in 1943 [1,2]. Only 200 patients with factor V We established a transfusion protocol including the
deficiency have been described in the literature, and most of infusion of FFP at 20 mL/kg to control bleeding. Our
them became symptomatic in early childhood. Typical objective was to have a factor V rate > 20% with an infusion
clinical signs are mucosal tract bleeding and excessive of 5 units of FFP on day 1 preoperatively; an infusion of 5
bleeding after invasive procedures [3]. Based on the FV units of FFP on day 0; an infusion of 5 units of FFP on day 1
activity, the disease can be classified into three groups: mild postoperatively; and an infusion of 5 units of FFP on day 2.
(with FV level at 10%), moderate (with FV level < 10%), and
severe (with undetectable FV level) [4]. There are currently Coagulation assays were performed pre and post
no well-established protocols for managing these patients. infusion of FFP (Figure 1).

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Fig 1: The value of clinical blood coagulation analysis for the patient before and after surgery.

70% 100
93.2 64% 90
60% 56%
54%
55% 80
50% 70

60
40%
FV and PT (%)

35%
50
30% 36.5 aPTT
23% 40
(s)
31.4
20% 30
15% 30.6
19% 31.2 20
17%
10%
10
1%
0% 0
D-2 D-1 D0 D1 D2
PT (%) 15% 56% 64% 54% 55%
Factor V (%) 1% 19% 35% 23% 17%
aPTT (s) 93.2 36.5 30.6 31.2 31.4

The level of factor V increased by 35% compared to It is a glycoprotein generated by the liver, with around
normal during the infusion of FFP. The levels of aPTT and 80% of it found in plasma and 20% in platelet alpha granules
PT were corrected to 70% of normal after the infusion of the [10,5]. FV is a procoagulant cofactor that helps to create
FFP. fibrin by causing prothrombin to develop. Thrombin, which
is created through a different activation mechanism, catalyzes
During and after the surgery, no evidence of active FV activation. Factor Va (FVa) activates factor Xa (FXa) in
bleeding or major complications were reported, and the the second phase of the coagulation cascade, leading to the
patient was discharged after 3 days. During the one month conversion of prothrombin to thrombin. FV interferes with
follow-up, she had no evidence of bleeding. the anticoagulant cascade by inhibiting factor VIII activity
[11].
III. DISCUSSION
The clinical features and family history, as well as
Congenital Factor V deficiency is thought to be passed routine and specific laboratory tests, are used to make the
down through families via an autosomal recessive gene (q23- diagnosis of FV deficiency. Concurrent prothrombin time
24)2, which affects one in every million people and has no (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
gender or race association [7]. Clinical symptoms of FV prolongation is required before performing more specific
deficiency vary in severity and type. They vary in severity assays, such as the FV activity assay. In the case of low FV
from minor mucosal and soft tissue bleeding to potentially activity, mixing studies should be performed to rule out the
fatal hemorrhage such as gastrointestinal and cerebral presence of an FV inhibitor. To rule out the possibility of
bleeding [6]. The most common manifestations in later life combined FV and FVIII deficiency, the FVIII level must also
are mucous hemorrhages, most commonly epistaxis in men be determined. Molecular analysis can also be used to
and menorrhagia in women [8]. confirm the disease [12].

The vast majority of FV deficiency-causing mutations Despite the fact that our patient had no history of
are one-of-a-kind and limited to a single family or region [4]. significant bleeding, preoperative laboratory testing revealed
One-third of all hereditary genetic disorders are caused by a prolonged PT and aPTT as well as an FV level of 1%. A
premature termination codon mutations (PTC). PTC is a type family investigation revealed the existence of a brother with
of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) that contains isolated factor V deficiencyAccording to some researchers,
translation [9]. PTC-causing mutations have long been linked residual platelet FV may be critical for maintaining proper
to severe forms of FV deficiency [4]. hemostasis in people with FV levels below 1%, which could

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