The incremental value of thrombelastography for prediction of excessive blood loss after cardiac surgery: An observational study

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 331-338

  Wasowicz, Marcin ^a   McCluskey, Stuart A ^a   Wijeysundera, Duminda N ^a   Yau, Terrence M ^a   Meinri, Massimiliano ^a   Beattie, W Scott ^a   Karkouti, Keyvan ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATIFICATION; SURGICAL RISK; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 77955095610     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181e456c1     Document Type: Article

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