title: Difficulties With the Use of Thromboelastometry in a Patient With Antiphospholipid Syndrome Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anaesthesia, National University Health System. Electronic address: eric_sh_lee@nuhs.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Eric S H
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anaesthesia, National University Health System.
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Narasimhan
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Health System; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kofidis
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anaesthesia, National University Health System; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Lian Kah
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Ti
mesh_terms: D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013916:Thrombelastography / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: antiphospholipid syndrome; cardiac surgery; thromboelastometry