A prospective evaluation of thromboelastometry (ROTEM) to identify acute traumatic coagulopathy and predict massive transfusion in military trauma patients in Afghanistan

Autor: Thomas Scorer, Zachary Wright, Ian J. Stewart, Chriselda G. Fedyk, Hana Kwan, Kelly D. Heegard, Jared Cohen, Christopher E. White, Kevin K. Chung, Jonathan A. Sosnov, Andrew P. Cap, Heather F. Pidcoke
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Transfusion. 59:1601-1607
ISSN: 1537-2995
0041-1132
DOI: 10.1111/trf.15176
Popis: BACKGROUND Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable trauma-related mortality and is frequently aggravated by acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC). Viscoelastic tests such as rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) may improve identification and management of ATC. This study aimed to prospectively evaluate changes in ROTEM among combat casualties during the first 24 hours and compare the capabilities of our conventional clotting assay (international normalized ratio [INR], >1.2) to a proposed integrated ROTEM model (INR >1.2 with the addition of tissue factor pathway activation thromboelastometry [EXTEM] A5 ≤35 mm and/or EXTEM LI30
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