Annals of Surgery· 2015Q1

Goal-directed Hemostatic Resuscitation of Trauma-induced Coagulopathy

Eduardo González, Ernest E. Moore, Hunter B. Moore, Michael P. Chapman et al.

636citations
Q1SCImago
2015year

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A goal-directed massive transfusion protocol (MTP) guided by viscoelastic assay thrombelastography (TEG) improved 28-day survival by nearly half (19.6% vs. 36.4% mortality) in severely injured patients compared to MTP guided by conventional coagulation assays (CCA).

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Field: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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