Monitoring patients at risk of massive transfusion with Thrombelastography or Thromboelastometry: A systematic review

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1174-1189

  Wikkelsoe, A J ^a   Afshari, A ^b   Wetterslev, J ^c   Brok, J ^d,e   Moeller, A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^c Center for Clinical Intervention Research ^*  (Denmark)

^d HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e Copenhagen University Hospital ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ASSAY; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EXTUBATION; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOELASTOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PLASMA; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054045333     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02534.x     Document Type: Review

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