The utility of viscoelastic methods in the prevention and treatment of bleeding and hospital-associated venous thromboembolism in perioperative care: guidance from the SSC of the ISTH

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 2336-2340

  Thomas, W ^a   Samama, C M ^b   Greinacher, A ^c   Hunt, B J ^d  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Institut Cochin   (France)

^c Institut fur Immunologie und Transfusionsmedizin   (Germany)

^d GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; ARTERIAL THROMBOEMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROTATIONAL THROMBOELASTOMETRY; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; CARDIOLOGY; ELASTICITY; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITALIZATION; VISCOSITY;

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRINOGEN;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CARDIOLOGY; ELASTICITY; FIBRINOGEN; HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VISCOSITY;

EID: 85053229995     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.14265     Document Type: Article

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