Thromboelastography in the management of snakebite-induced coagulopathy: a case series and literature review

We report on three cases of North American crotaline envenomation with subsequent TEG analysis. Our results show that TEG analysis does relate the same information as traditional monitoring parameters. Although only in an isolated case, the TEG analysis potentially revealed a fibrinolytic process prior to the same process being apparent with traditional monitoring. Future research is necessary to identify the role of TEG in crotaline snakebite management.
Source: Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis - Category: Hematology Tags: CASE REPORTS Source Type: research