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Management of a postpartum coagulopathy using thrombelastography
S K Sharma1, R L Vera, W C Stegall
1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235-9068, USA.
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
|May 1, 1997
Abstract:
Thrombelastography (TEG), which evaluates the elastic properties of whole blood and provides a global assessment of hemostatic function, is useful in managing peripartum coagulopathy. A case of severe bleeding after vaginal delivery, in which TEG was used successfully to manage hemostatic defects, is presented.