Abstract

GEMPELER R, Fritz E; PEREA B, Ana Helena  and  DIAZ B, Lorena. Thromboelastography: Overall Evaluation of Coagulation. Perioperative Applications. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2011, vol.39, n.3, pp.410-423. ISSN 0120-3347.  https://doi.org/10.5554/rca.v39i3.247.

Thromboelastography is a relatively new diagnostic method designed for a global evaluation of coagulation. This method has rapidly evolved and is frequently used in the clinic for the evaluation of coagulopathies and as guide for intervention; furthermore, its routine application on a daily basis reduces the need for transfusion of hemoderivatives, and consequently lessens the costs and complications thereof. This case report of patients from the San Ignacio University Hospital, describes infrequent clinical situations in which the use of thromboelastography provides an excellent diagnostic aid and treatment guide during the perioperative period.

Keywords : Thrombelastography; blood coagulation; perioperative period; diagnosis.

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