Thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry for the surgical intensivist: A narrative review

Thromboelastometry vs. thromboelastography

Thromboelastography versus thromboelastometry: time for a fair appraisal.

We are pleased to note that Felipe Urdaneta, M.D., was motivated to comment on our recent Images in Anesthesiology manuscript. Dr. Urdaneta correctly points out that evaluation of an airway is not always obvious. This fact highlights his caution that the ability to predict ease of visualization of the glottis is not assured. The references included in Dr. Urdaneta’s letter to the editor are amo...

Current teaching methods for training surgical residents in the operating room: A narrative review

ABSTRACT Structured surgical training is vital to ensure that the next generation of surgeons is equipped with the skills necessary to guarantee safe patient care, as well as the skills required to ensure effective ongoing professional development. Numerous instructional strategies and educational approaches, which are commonly used in the operating room, have recently been described in the li...

Thromboelastography (‘TEG’) and rotational thromboelasto-

metry (‘ROTEM’) are used increasingly in cardiac and liver surgery to evaluate clotting factor deficiencies and platelet dysfunction. 7 Both monitor viscoelastic properties of whole blood as it is induced to clot in a low-shear environment (resembling sluggish venous flow) and provide valuable information on haemostasis from initiation to fibrinolysis. Our case illustrates the limitations that ...

Utility of thromboelastography and/or thromboelastometry in adults with sepsis: a systematic review

INTRODUCTION Coagulation abnormalities are frequent in sepsis. Conventional coagulation assays, however, have several limitations. A surge of interest exists in the use of point-of-care tests to diagnose hypo- and hypercoagulability in sepsis. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched from 1 January 1980 to 31 December 2012. The search was limited to adults, and language...