[Hemostasis monitoring in intensive therapy--studies using resonance thrombography]

The resonance-thrombogram (RTG) is the result of a new investigation method verifying the clotting process as a whole. It provides a far reaching breakdown of the main factors of coagulation and thus a means for diagnosing and treating coagulation disorders. A special field of application is indication and control of therapy in cases of disseminated intravascular clotting and hyperfibrinolysis in intensive care. Simple operation, relatively quick results and the possibility of rapid diagnosis using the RTG curve appear to make it suitable as a bed-side method of investigating blood coagulation.