Thromboelastography for evaluation of coagulopathy in nonbleeding patients with sepsis at intensive care unit admission

Conclusion: TEG could differentiate among normocoagulant, hypocoagulant, hypercoagulant states (unlike CCAs). Patients with septic shock had trend toward hypocoagulant state while those without shock had trend toward hypercoagulant state.

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - May 16, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Syed Nabeel Muzaffar Arvind Kumar Baronia Afzal Azim Anupam Verma Mohan Gurjar Banani Poddar Ratender Kumar Singh Source Type: research