The emerging role of rapid thromboelastography in trauma care

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 417-418

  Kashuk, Jeffry L ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KAOLIN; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBIN; THROMBOPLASTIN;

BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; EMERGENCY CARE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LETTER; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATIENT MONITORING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THERMOREGULATION; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 69349090763     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181ac9cdc     Document Type: Letter

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