Why is everyone so excited about thromboelastrography (TEG)?

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 436, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-148

  Karon, Brad S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Thromboelastography; Viscoelastic coagulation testing

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ANALYZER; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COAGULATION ANALYZER; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REACTION TIME; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOELASTROGRAPHY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY; HUMANS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 84902330367     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2014.05.013     Document Type: Review

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