title: Practical understanding of hemostasis and approach to the bleeding patient in the OR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
authors.forename: Jean-Francois
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Pittet
keywords: Bleeding; coagulation; coagulopathy; damage control resuscitation; inflammation; massive hemorrhage; trauma; viscoelastic