Journal article
Comparison of thrombelastography with common coagulation tests in preeclamptic and healthy parturients
Regional anesthesia, Vol.20(6), pp.521-527
11/1995
PMID: 8608071
Abstract
Epidural analgesia/anesthesia is often beneficial in the management and treatment of preeclampsia. However, some preeclamptic patients have a coagulopathy that is a contraindication to regional anesthesia. A routine coagulation battery (RCB) consisting of prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, platelet count, and bleeding time, is commonly performed to assess coagulation status. Thrombelastography (TEG) is a measure of clotting that allows evaluation of overall coagulation activity. The goal of this study was to examine whether TEG can predict normal and abnormal coagulation as diagnosed by RCB in healthy and preeclamptic parturients.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Comparison of thrombelastography with common coagulation tests in preeclamptic and healthy parturients
- Creators
- C A Wong - Department of Anesthesia, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USAS LiuR Glassenberg
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Regional anesthesia, Vol.20(6), pp.521-527
- PMID
- 8608071
- NLM abbreviation
- Reg Anesth
- ISSN
- 0146-521X
- eISSN
- 2331-4613
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/1995
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984007188302771
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