Thrombelastography and rotational thromboelastometry early amplitudes in 182 trauma patients with clinical suspicion of severe injury

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 682-690

  Meyer, Anna Sina P ^a,d   Meyer, Martin A S ^a,d   Sørensen, Anne Marie ^b,c   Rasmussen, Lars S ^c   Hansen, Morten B ^a   Holcomb, John B ^d   Cotton, Bryan A ^d   Wade, Charles E ^d   Ostrowski, Sisse R ^a   Johansson, Pär I ^a,d  

^a Copenhagen University Hospital ^*  (Denmark)

^b Trauma Centre   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulopathy; Hemorrhage; Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM); Thrombelastography (TEG); Trauma

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; KAOLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLUNT TRAUMA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HEMOSTASIS TESTING SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATIONAL THROMBOELASTOMETRY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; TRAUMA INDUCED COAGULOPATHY;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84896702871     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000134     Document Type: Article

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