Can thromboelastography performed on kaolin-activated citrated samples from critically ill patients provide stable and consistent parameters?

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-173

  White, H ^a   Zollinger, C ^b   Jones, M ^c   Bird, R ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Citrate; Coagulation; Intensive care; Thromboelastography

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; KAOLIN;

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBUS;

CITRATES; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAOLIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953607684     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2009.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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