Thrombelastography® Platelet Mapping™ is a useful preoperative tool in surgical patients taking antiplatelet medication [2]

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 304-305

  Collyer, T C ^a   Gray, D J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LETTER; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE DYSFUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; THROMBOCYTE; BLEEDING; PATIENT CARE; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION;

BLOOD PLATELETS; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 68049126413     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep184     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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