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  • 1Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.

The TEG tracks postoperative hemorrhage after CPB and is useful in guiding therapy. Its ability to characterize the overall interaction of all procoagulant participants in a final outcome (clot strength) is unique. Much work in the future is needed to establish the particular applications for TEG monitoring in CPB patients

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