Open AccessThromboelastography Detects Possible Coagulation Disturbance in Pediatric Patients with Portal Cavernoma
Author(s) -
Linfeng Wu,
Gaofu Zhang,
Chunbao Guo
Publication year - 2019
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 - 10.1159/000501229
Subject(s) - thromboelastography , medicine , coagulation , fibrinolysis , gastroenterology , coagulation testing , cirrhosis , thromboelastometry , anticoagulant , thrombosis , portal vein thrombosis , surgery , anesthesia
Thromboelastography (TEG) allows a dynamic assessment of clot formation and dissolution that might be useful for assessing the relative contribution of the coagulation components to overall clot formation and dissolution, but it has not been fully defined in patients with portal cavernoma (PC).