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Hemostatic changes after saline infusion
An in vitro trial was performed to detect a thrombotic tendency in patients receiving saline infusions before surgery. The following tests were performed: thromboelastography (TEG) with the three indices of the reaction time (r), clot formation time (k) and maximum amplitude (MA), and antithrombin III, which was investigated immunologically as well as by a functional test with a chromogenic substrate and an automated method. The use of these tests together with others for the detection of high-risk patients is suggested, since no single laboratory test was found to be sufficient for the prediction of thrombotic diseases.
An in vitro trial was performed to detect a thrombotic tendency in patients receiving saline infusions before surgery. The following tests were performed: thromboelastography (TEG) with the three indices of the reaction time (r), clot formation time (k) and maximum amplitude (MA), and antithrombin III, which was investigated immunologically as well as by a functional test with a chromogenic substrate and an automated method. The use of these tests together with others for the detection of high-risk patients is suggested, since no single laboratory test was found to be sufficient for the prediction of thrombotic diseases.