Major hemorrhage is an underreported complication of hospitalized and anticoagulated patients infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (i.e., the pathogen causing novel disease 2019 [COVID-19]). Recent evidence demonstrates some degrees hypercoagulability in these patients, prompting expanding group institutions to establish guidelines recommending intermediate o...

CASE SUMMARY The current report describes thromboelastography (TEG) findings in two cats with factor XII (FXII) deficiency. The first cat was diagnosed with bilateral perinephric pseudocysts; hemostatic testing was performed prior to performing renal aspirates. The second cat was healthy; hemostatic testing was performed prior to inclusion into a research project. Both cats had markedly prolong...

To the Editor: In the March 2013 issue of ANESTHESIOLOGY, Dr. Ahn et al.1 present a thorough and informative review of pain-associated respiratory failure. The review is based on a case report describing a 79-yr-old man with bilateral chest trauma, in whom the treating team decided to use epidural analgesia. This is not an uncommon scenario; however in this case, the patient was taking clopidog...

This article presents thromboelastography (TEG) as an important assay to incorporate into anesthesia practice for development of evidence-based therapy of trauma patients receiving blood transfusions. The leading cause of death worldwide results from trauma. Hemorrhage is responsible for 30% to 40% of trauma mortality and accounts for almost 50% of the deaths occurring in the initial 24 hours f...

We read the work of Preisman et al. investigating the preoperative use of point-of-care-modified thromboelastography-platelet mapping (TEG-PM) in patients scheduled for surgical coronary revascularization [1] with great interest. We have been using TEG-PM for preoperative testing of patients with coronary stents or status post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) also receiving clopidogrel an...