Thromboelastography may predict risk of grade 2 bleeding in thrombocytopenic patients.

E N OpheimT O ApelsethS J StanworthG E EideTor Audun Hervig

Published in: Vox sanguinis (2017)

We found a highly significant correlation between the TEG alpha angle and WHO grade 2 bleeding. This finding suggests that fibrinogen-platelet interactions may affect the bleeding risk in thrombocytopenic patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
atrial fibrillation
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
mass spectrometry
patient reported