Usefulness of perioperative rotational thrombelastometry during scoliosis surgery in children.

CONCLUSIONS: ROTEM use during scoliosis surgery in children seems to help to decrease blood loss and the use of blood transfusion products and may also shorten the hospital LOS.Clinical trial registration no.: NCT03699813 (clinicaltrials.gov). PMID: 31978886 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31978886?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - January 23, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jonas J, Durila M, Malosek M, Maresova D, Stulik J, Barna M, Vymazal T Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research