Pre-operative thromboelastography predicts transfusion during liver transplantation

Authors :: Allison, David
Gitman, Marina
Campbell-Lee, Sally
Vidanovic, Vladimir
Barabanova, A.
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: University of Illinois at Chicago, 2023.
Abstract: Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) can require large volumes of blood products. Identifying patients unlikely to need platelet transfusion would conserve inventory. This study demonstrates that pre-operative thromboelastography (TEG) predicts which patients will not need platelet transfusion. Presented at: 2020 Annual IL TS Meeting

Subjects :: 110307 Gastroenterology and Hepatology
FOS: Clinical medicine
110202 Haematology
110301 Anaesthesiology

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