-
Int J Obstet Anesth · Oct 1994
Abruptio placentae and disseminated intravascular coagulation: use of thrombelastography and sonoclot analysis.
- P L Steer, B E Finley, and L A Blumenthal.
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7415, USA.
- Int J Obstet Anesth. 1994 Oct 1; 3 (4): 229-33.
AbstractWe report a case in which thrombelastography (TEG) and Sonoclot analysis were used for diagnosis and treatment decisions in a patient with abruptio placentae and disseminated intravascular coagulation. In addition to providing enough information for evaluation and treatment of this patient, the TEG and Sonoclot results were obtained more quickly, with smaller blood samples and with less expense to the patient in comparison to the standard coagulation tests in our institution. Although the TEG and Sonoclot results were assessed independently of the other test and each provided similar information in this case, the TEG may be the preferred tool in evaluating coagulopathies, based on computerization and strong literature support.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*,_underline_or**bold**. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>and subscript<sub>text</sub>. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3., hyphens-or asterisks*. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com) - Images can be included with:
 - For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote..