Evaluación de la coagulación guiada por tromboelastografía en cirrosis hepática descompensada para la evaluación de

Andris Romašovs1,2, Aiga Stāka1,2, Jelena Ivanova1

  • 1Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Latvia.

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Resumen

El uso de tromboelastografía (TEG) en pacientes con cirrosis descompensada mostró una reducción potencial del 20% en las transfusiones de componentes sanguíneos (BC) antes de los procedimientos invasivos. Aunque no es estadísticamente significativo, el TEG puede optimizar las decisiones de transfusión en el manejo de la enfermedad hepática.

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