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Theoretical Modeling of Coagulation Management With Therapeutic Plasma or Prothrombin Complex Concentrate

Herbert Schöchl1, Oliver Grottke, Ken Sutor

  • 1From the *Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Centre, Vienna, Austria; †Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, AUVA Trauma Centre, Salzburg, Austria; ‡Department of Anesthesiology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany; §Meridian HealthComms Ltd, Plumley, Cheshire, United Kingdom; ‖Parker Design Consultants Ltd, Lostock Gralam, Cheshire, United Kingdom; ¶Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Division, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon; #Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy; and **School of Medicine, Cardiff University and University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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