The role of thrombelastography in multiple trauma


Autoria(s): Jeger, Victor; Zimmermann, Heinz; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K
Data(s)

2011

Resumo

Hemorrhage and traumatic coagulopathyis are major causes of early death in multiply injured patients. Thrombelastography (TEG) seems to be a fast and accurate coagulation test in trauma care. We suggest that multiply injured trauma patients would benefit the most from an early assessment of coagulation by TEG, mainly RapidTEG, to detect an acute traumatic coagulopathy and especially primary fibrinolysis, which is related with high mortality. This review gives an overview on TEG and its clinical applications.

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://boris.unibe.ch/7836/1/895674.pdf

Jeger, Victor; Zimmermann, Heinz; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K (2011). The role of thrombelastography in multiple trauma. Emergency medicine international, 2011, p. 895674. Cairo (Egypt): Hindawi Publishing Corporation 10.1155/2011/895674 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/895674>

doi:10.7892/boris.7836

info:doi:10.1155/2011/895674

info:pmid:22046550

urn:issn:2090-2840

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Relação

http://boris.unibe.ch/7836/

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Fonte

Jeger, Victor; Zimmermann, Heinz; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K (2011). The role of thrombelastography in multiple trauma. Emergency medicine international, 2011, p. 895674. Cairo (Egypt): Hindawi Publishing Corporation 10.1155/2011/895674 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/895674>

Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

PeerReviewed