American journal of clinical pathology
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Am. J. Clin. Pathol. · Aug 2016
Review Case ReportsPathology Consultation on Viscoelastic Studies of Coagulopathic Obstetrical Patients.
In obstetrics, the decision to transfuse blood components has historically been driven by traditional laboratory testing in combination with direct observation of bleeding. The adjunctive use of viscoelastic testing, including thromboelastometry and thromboelastography, has gained increasing acceptance in the clinical domain. ⋯ Additional research is needed to further focus the optimum role of viscoelastic tests in major obstetrical hemorrhage.