Trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) is a recently described condition which traditionally has been diagnosed by the common coagulation tests (CCTs) such as prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), platelet count, and fibrinogen levels. The varying sensitivity and specificity of these CCTs have led trauma coagulation researchers and clinicians to use Viscoelastic Tests (VET) such as Thromboelastography (TEG) to provide Targeted Thromboelastographic Hemostatic and Adjunctive Therapy (TTHAT) in a goal directed fashion to those trauma patients in need of hemostatic resuscitation. This review describes the utility of VETs, in particular, TEG, to provide TTHAT in trauma and acquired non-trauma-induced coagulopathy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-16522 |
| Date | 01 June 2016 |
| Creators | Walsh, Mark, Fritz, Stephanie, Hake, Daniel, Son, Michael, Greve, Sarah, Jbara, Manar, Chitta, Swetha, Fritz, Braxton, Miller, Adam, Bader, Mary K., McCollester, Jonathon, Binz, Sophia, Liew-Spilger, Alyson, Thomas, Scott, Crepinsek, Anton, Shariff, Faisal, Ploplis, Victoria, Castellino, Francis |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | ETSU Faculty Works |
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