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TEG® and RapidTEG® are unreliable for detecting warfarin-coagulopathy: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Thromboelastography® (TEG) utilizes kaolin, an intrinsic pathway activator, to assess clotting function. Recent published studies suggest that TEG results are commonly normal in patients receiving warfarin, despite an increased International Normalized Ratio (INR). Because RapidTEG™ incl...

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Autores principales: Dunham, C Michael, Rabel, Charlene, Hileman, Barbara M, Schiraldi, Jason, Chance, Elisha A, Shima, Mark T, Molinar, Alddo A, Hoffman, David A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3928617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24495462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-12-4