Thromboelastometry Overestimates the Need for Hemostatic Agents (EP Video)
Arndt Kiessling discusses the use of TEG and how it may overestimate the need for hemostatic agents (15:31 minutes).
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Arndt Kiessling discusses the use of TEG and how it may overestimate the need for hemostatic agents (15:31 minutes).
This study was designed to determine if the activated coagulation time (ACT) values of each analyser separately are repeatable, and to determine whether there exists a significant difference in ACT values measured by three different analyzers.
We randomly assigned 240 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery to receive up to 50 ml kg-1 day-1 of either HA, HES, or Ringer's lactate (RL) as the main infusion fluid perioperatively.