Rapid thrombelastography thresholds for goal-directed resuscitation of patients at risk for massive transfusion

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 114-119

  Einersen, Peter M ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^b   Chapman, Michael P ^a   Moore, Hunter B ^a   Gonzalez, Eduardo ^a   Silliman, Christopher C ^c   Banerjee, Anirban ^a   Sauaia, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulopathy; Injury; Resuscitation; Shock; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; TRAUMA INDUCED COAGULOPATHY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GOALS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84994172740     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001270     Document Type: Conference Paper

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