Use of Rotational Thromboelastometry in Liver Transplantation Is Associated With Reduced Transfusion Requirements.

CONCLUSIONS: Use of rotational thromboelastometry during liver transplant may reduce the need for intraoperative transfusion and coagulation products. Relevant effects of rotational thromboelastometry on patient outcomes or lengths of stay in the intensive care unit could not be ascertained. However, readjustment of therapeutic thresholds may improve the clinical impact.
PMID: 30295585 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - October 5, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Schumacher C, Eismann H, Sieg L, Friedrich L, Scheinichen D, Vondran FWR, Johanning K Tags: Exp Clin Transplant Source Type: research