DMSO Cryopreserved Platelets in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery (CRYPTICS)

A randomized, parallel group, active comparator-controlled trial to evaluate the non-inferiority or superiority of Cryopreserved Platelets with Liquid Stored Platelets in controlling blood loss in patients undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery. Patients planning to undergo Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery with risk factors for significant bleeding post-surgery will be approached. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either Cryopreserved Platelets or Liquid Stored Platelets. Eligible subjects will undergo Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery and at the completion of bypass and heparin reversal subjects will likely be assessed for eligibility before coming off bypass. Study platelets will be given either intraoperatively after heparin reversal and return of active clotting time (ACT) to \< 140 sec or post operatively (after chest closure). A single unblinded interim analysis on the primary efficacy endpoint will be performed for this study after 75% of the planned number of mITT subjects are treated (i.e., after 150 mITT subjects are treated, irrespective of the number of subjects in each treatment group).