Thromboelastometry for guiding bleeding management of the critically ill patient: A systematic review of the literature

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1320-1335

  Haas, T ^a   Gorlinger K ^b   Grassetto, A ^c   Agostini, V ^d   Simioni, P ^e   Nardi, G ^f   Ranucci, M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^c OSPEDALE DELL'ANGELO   (Italy)

^d Struttura Dipartimentale di Medicina Trasfusionale Ospedale Bufalini USL Cesena   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^f SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood coagulation; Blood transfusion; Hemostasis; Liver transplantation; Point of care systems; Thromboelastography

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN CONCENTRATE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX;

AORTA SURGERY; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPH; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; INTENSIVE CARE; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 84925458658     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: 18271596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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