Thromboelastography and cardiopulmonary bypass.
The TEG tracks postoperative hemorrhage after CPB and is useful in guiding therapy. Its ability to characterize the overall interaction of all procoagulant participants in a final outcome (clot strength) is unique. Much work in the future is needed to establish the particular applications for TEG monitoring in CPB patients
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Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D013916:Thrombelastography