Transfusion Triggers in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Comparison of the Thromboelastometry Analyzer, the Thromboelastogram, and Conventional Coagulation Tests

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 548-553

  Coakley, Margaret ^a   Reddy, Kalpana ^a   Mackie, Ian ^b   Mallett, Susan ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

coagulation; liver transplantation; Rotem; Thromboelastogram

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN LYASE; KAOLIN;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRECIPITATE; DEVICE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PLASMA; PLASMA SUBSTITUTES; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 33746378665     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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