Digestive diseases and sciences
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A Randomized Control Trial of Thromboelastography-Guided Transfusion in Cirrhosis for High-Risk Invasive Liver-Related Procedures.
Hemostasis in cirrhosis is dynamic and balanced. Thromboelastography (TEG) assesses global coagulation status. We aimed to assess whether TEG-guided blood product transfusions result in lower blood product requirements in patients with cirrhosis undergoing invasive liver-related procedures as compared to the conventional standard of care (SOC). ⋯ TEG-guided blood product transfusion strategy reduces blood product transfusion without increased risk of bleeding in cirrhotic patients undergoing invasive liver-related procedures (CTRI/2017/12/010822).