Thromboelastography as a Better Indicator of Hypercoagulable State After Injury Than Prothrombin Time or Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

To investigate the hemostatic status of critically ill, nonbleeding trauma patients. We hypothesized that a hypercoagulable state exists in patients early after severe injury and that the pattern of clotting and fibrinolysis are similar between burned and nonburn trauma patients.