Background Severe bleeding and coagulopathy are serious clinical conditions that are
associated with high mortality. Thromboelastography (TEG) and thromboelastometry …

Initially described in 1948 by Hertert thromboelastography (TEG) provides a real‐time
assessment of viscoelastic clot strength in whole blood. Rotational thromboelastometry …

Owing to the constantly evolving nature of the medical literature, the Society of Thoracic
Surgeons (STS) clinical practice guidelines periodically undergoes evaluation and updating …

The management of perioperative bleeding involves multiple assessments and strategies to
ensure appropriate patient care. Initially, it is important to identify those patients with an …

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The efficacy of hemostatic therapy guided either by conven-tional coagulation analyses or
point-of-care (POC) testing in coagulopathic surgical patients was studied in those …

Point‐of‐care testing (POCT) in haematology has seen a significant increase in both the
spectrum of tests available and the number of tests performed annually. POCT is frequently …

Background: Patients with substantive bleeding usually require transfusion and/or (re-)
operation. Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is independently associated with a greater risk …

The aims of severe perioperative bleeding management are three-fold. First, preoperative
identification by anamesis and laboratory testing of those patients for whom the …

Coagulopathy and severe bleeding are associated with high mortality. We evaluated
haemostatic treatment guided by the functional viscoelastic haemostatic assays …