American journal of clinical pathology
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Am. J. Clin. Pathol. · Sep 2019
ReviewThe Utility of Thromboelastography to Guide Blood Product Transfusion.
To provide an overview of the clot viscoelastic testing technology and to describe its utility in guiding blood product transfusions. ⋯ TEG/ROTEM can be helpful in guiding resuscitation and blood product transfusion. Several studies have demonstrated a reduction in transfusion of blood components with TEG/ROTEM; however, other studies have suggested that TEG/ROTEM is not clinically effective in guiding transfusion.