title: The Utility of Viscoelastic Testing in Patients Undergoing IR Procedures.
abstract: Whole-blood viscoelastic testing can identify patient-specific coagulation disturbances, allowing for targeted repletion of necessary coagulation factors and differentiation between coagulopathy and surgical bleeding that requires intervention. Viscoelastic testing complements standard coagulation tests and has been shown to decrease transfusion requirements and improve survival in bleeding patients. Viscoelastic testing also can be used to predict bleeding and improve the care of patients undergoing interventional radiology (IR) procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York; Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032. Electronic address: sr3321@cumc.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: DeSimone
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Shaun M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nordeck
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Simer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grewal
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Burn, Trauma and Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cripps
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Sanjeeva P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kalva
mesh_terms: D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000379:methods*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001809:Blood Viscosity; D004548:Elasticity; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome