title: Management of a postpartum coagulopathy using thrombelastography.
abstract: Thrombelastography (TEG), which evaluates the elastic properties of whole blood and provides a global assessment of hemostatic function, is useful in managing peripartum coagulopathy. A case of severe bleeding after vaginal delivery, in which TEG was used successfully to manage hemostatic defects, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235-9068, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Stegall
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Whitten
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D013916:Thrombelastography; D014427:Twins