Coagulation abnormalities in the trauma patient: The role of point-of-care thromboelastography

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 723-737

  Gonzalez, Eduardo ^a   Pieracci, Fredric M ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a   Kashuk, Jeffry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cell based model; Coagulopathy; hypercoagulability; massive transfusion; thromboelastography; transfusion ratio; trauma

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VISCOELASTICITY;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78049243065     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: 10989064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1265289     Document Type: Review

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