Rotational Thromboelastometry Helps to Reduce Blood Product Consumption in Critically Ill Patients during Small Surgical Procedures at the Intensive Care Unit - a Retrospective Clinical Analysis and Literature Search | Zendy

Tomáš Vymazal | Zendy; Marta Astraverkhava | Zendy; Miroslav Durila | Zendy

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Rotational Thromboelastometry Helps to Reduce Blood Product Consumption in Critically Ill Patients during Small Surgical Procedures at the Intensive Care Unit - a Retrospective Clinical Analysis and Literature Search

Author(s) -

Tomáš Vymazal,

Marta Astraverkhava,

Miroslav Durila

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

transfusion medicine and hemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971

H-Index - 39

eISSN - 1660-3818

pISSN - 1660-3796

DOI - 10.1159/000486453

Subject(s) - thromboelastometry , medicine , intensive care unit , blood product , fresh frozen plasma , critically ill , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , platelet , prothrombin time , prothrombin complex concentrate , surgery , whole blood , warfarin , atrial fibrillation

Patients at intensive care units (ICUs) are often transfused to correct increased coagulation parameters (prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastine time) and/or low platelet count. Thromboelastometry using whole blood is considered to be superior to these tests. In clinical praxis, prolonged standard tests are seen but thromboelastometry values are normal. The objective was to compare the blood product consumptions before and after the introduction of thromboelastometry assays into the treatment protocol during small surgical procedures at our mixed ICU.

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