Rotation thromboelastometry detects thrombocytopenia and hypofibrinogenaemia during orthotopic liver transplantation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 422-428

  Roullet, S ^a   Pillot, J ^a   Freyburger, G ^a   Biais, M ^a   Quinart, A ^a   Rault, A ^b   Revel, P ^a   Sztark, F ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Blood, coagulation; Liver, transplantation; Measurement techniques, coagulation, thromboelastography; Surgery, transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; APROTININ; FIBRINOGEN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HETASTARCH; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLOID; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOID; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION THROMBOELASTOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 77949413099     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq022     Document Type: Article

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