Point-of-care testing of coagulation and fibrinolytic status during postpartum haemorrhage: Developing a thrombelastography®-guided transfusion algorithm

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1007-1015

  Hill, J S ^a   Devenie, G ^a,b   Powell, M ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Obstetrics; Point of care systems; Reference intervals; Thrombelastography

Indexed keywords

KAOLIN; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; REFERENCE VALUES; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 84871866343     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1204000612     Document Type: Article

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