Comments on article "Discrepancies between conventional and viscoelastic assays in identifying trauma induced coagulopathy" - 17/10/19
Doi : 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.02.004
Karlijn J.P. van Wessem ⁎ 
, Luke P.H. Leenen
, Luke P.H. Leenen University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
∗Corresponding author.
Highlights |
• | Comment on paper ‘’discrepancies between conventional and viscoelastic assays in identifying trauma induced coagulopathy’’. |
• | Controversies in viscoelastic tests in guiding trauma induced coagulopathy are not new and have been described previously. |
• | Conventional and viscoelastic assays may be measuring different aspects of coagulopathy. |
• | Conventional coagulation assays are adequate in diagnosing coagulopathy, and additional value of TEG remains uncertain. |
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Vol 218 - N° 5
P. 1033-1034 - novembre 2019 Retour au numéro
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