title: Diagnosis of perioperative coagulopathy--plasma versus whole blood testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. tanakak@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Kenichi A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Stephen O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Bader
authors.forename: Emily L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Sturgil
mesh_terms: D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000379:methods*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D013916:Thrombelastography / Q000379:methods
keywords: coagulopathy; fibrinolysis; platelet function tests; transfusion; viscoelastic tests