Can the use of thromboelastography predict and decrease bleeding and blood and blood product requirements in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 456-463

  Ronald, Andrew ^a   Dunning, Joel ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Blood products; Evidence based medicine; Thromboelastography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 30744462065     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.115154     Document Type: Article

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