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| Scarpelini,S.; Rhind,S.G.; Nascimento,B.; Tien,H.; Shek,P.N.; Peng,H.T.; Huang,H.; Pinto,R.; Speers,V.; Reis,M.; Rizoli,S.B.. |
| Thromboelastography (TEG®) provides a functional evaluation of coagulation. It has characteristics of an ideal coagulation test for trauma, but is not frequently used, partially due to lack of both standardized techniques and normal values. We determined normal values for our population, compared them to those of the manufacturer and evaluated the effect of gender, age, blood type, and ethnicity. The technique was standardized using citrated blood, kaolin and was performed on a Haemoscope 5000 device. Volunteers were interviewed and excluded if pregnant, on anticoagulants or having a bleeding disorder. The TEG® parameters analyzed were R, K, α, MA, LY30, and coagulation index. All volunteers outside the manufacturer’s normal range underwent extensive... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Coagulation; Thromboelastography; Normal values. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001200015 |
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