Vitamin K-dependent coagulation factor deficiency in trauma: a comparative analysis between international normalized ratio and thromboelastography.

Abstract

Our study suggests that TEG-R is not superior at identifying VitK-CF deficiency compared to INR in trauma.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Blood Coagulation
• Blood Coagulation Factors
• Blood Proteins
• Female
• Humans
• International Normalized Ratio
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Thrombelastography
• Vitamin K
• Wounds and Injuries
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Bartolomeu Nascimento
• Mohammed Al Mahoos
• Jeannie Callum
• Antonio Capone
• Jennifer Pacher
• Homer Tien
• Sandro Rizoli

Publication date

2012-01-06

Journal

Journal topics

• Blood Transfusion
• Hematology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Tory Regional Trauma Centre, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Release reference

Transfusion. 2012 Jan;52(1):7-13

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