Next generation viscoelasticity assays in cardiothoracic surgery: Feasibility of the TEG6s system.

BACKGROUND:Viscoelastic near-patient assays of global hemostasis have been found useful and cost-effective in perioperative settings. Shortcomings of current systems include substantial laboratory intensity, user-dependent reproducibility, relatively large sample volumes, sensitivity to ambient vibr...

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Main Authors: Gabor Erdoes, Hannes Schloer, Balthasar Eberle, Michael Nagler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209360