Management of a postpartum coagulopathy using thrombelastography.
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.
Sharma
S K
SK
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235-9068, USA.
Vera
R L
RL
Stegall
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WC
Whitten
C W
CW
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D013916:Thrombelastography; D014427:Twins