Thromboelastometry based early goal-directed coagulation management reduces blood transfusion requirements, adverse events, and costs in acute type a aortic dissection: A pilot study

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-128

  Hanke, Alexander A ^a   Herold, Ulf ^a   Dirkmann, Daniel ^a   Tsagakis, Konstantinos ^a   Jakob, Heinz ^a   Görlinger, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allogeneic transfusion; Anesthesia; Blood products; Cardiac surgery; Coagulation factors; Massive transfusion; Perioperative period; Point of care

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTIC ARCH SURGERY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ROTATIONAL THROMBOELASTOMETRY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84859926185     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: 16603818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337723     Document Type: Article

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