title: [Perioperative point-of-care coagulation testing--recently published studies].
abstract: Point-of-care (POC) devices are increasingly being used at the bedside in perioperative patient management of hemostatic function. Aggregometric methods can be utilized in preoperative screening of thrombocytopathia and are qualified to describe the efficacy of antiplatelet therapy. Published data about the value of point-of-care diagnostic gives partially conflicting results.Current prospective randomized studies indicate that implementation of hemostatic treatment algorithms based on viscoelastic and aggregometric POC-analysis may reduce transfusion rate of allogenic blood products, improve clinical outcome and reduce cost of hemostatic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie des Universitätsklinikums Frankfurt. elisabeth.adam@kgu.de
authors.forename: Elisabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meybohm
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zacharowski
authors.forename: Christian F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*