Use of Thromboelastography in the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

OBJECTIVES:. Traumatic brain injury is associated with coagulopathy that increases mortality risk. Viscoelastic hemostatic assays such as thromboelastography (Haemonetics SA, Signy, Switzerland) provide rapid coagulopathy assessment and may be particularly useful for goal-directed treatment of traum...

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Main Authors: Jeremy W. Cannon, MD, SM, João D. Dias, PhD, Monisha A. Kumar, MD, Mark Walsh, MD, Scott G. Thomas, MD, Bryan A. Cotton, MD, James M. Schuster, MD, PhD, Susan L. Evans, MD, Martin A. Schreiber, MD, Elisabeth H. Adam, MD, Kai Zacharowski, MD, PhD, Jan Hartmann, MD, Herbert Schöchl, MD, Lewis J. Kaplan, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-09-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000526