The Role of Thrombelastography in Multiple Trauma

Hemorrhage and traumatic coagulopathyis are major causes of early death in multiply injured patients. Thrombelastography (TEG) seems to be a fast and accurate coagulation test in trauma care. We suggest that multiply injured trauma patients would benefit the most from an early assessment of coagulat...

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Main Authors: Victor Jeger, Heinz Zimmermann, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/895674
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