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Postoperative bleeding complications are associated with poorer outcomes in cardiac surgery and contribute to tributed to coagulopathy where no surgical bleeding site was found [2]. Bruckner et al. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2014, 9:134 http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/9/1/134hypothermia may also present an even greater challenge toHouston Methodist Hospital, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USAexcessive overall healthcare costs. The need for intraop-erative and postoperative blood products are also associ-ated with potential risks including adverse reactions, transfusion related injury, or infectious transmissions that are significant factors for morbidity or mortality [1]. In their study examining open heart procedures requir-ing re-exploration for bleeding, Hall et al. described that Bleeding arises as a result of several aspects inherent to these cardiac procedures, including placement of cardia