Letter to the Editor: Thromboelastography‐Guided Blood Product Transfusion in Cirrhosis With Coagulopathy: Real Saving or Just Less Waste?

Volume: 72, Issue: 3, Pages: 1158 - 1159
Published: Sep 1, 2020
Abstract
Potential conflict of interest: Nothing to report. To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Kumar et al.(1) and wish to make comments. A thromboelastography (TEG)–guided transfusion policy (with arbitrary thresholds of r > 10 minutes for fresh frozen plasma [FFP] and maximal amplitude [MA] <55 mm for platelet transfusion) led to sparing blood products compared to standard of care (SOC) in patients with advanced cirrhosis, nonvariceal...
Paper Details
Title
Letter to the Editor: Thromboelastography‐Guided Blood Product Transfusion in Cirrhosis With Coagulopathy: Real Saving or Just Less Waste?
Published Date
Sep 1, 2020
Journal
Volume
72
Issue
3
Pages
1158 - 1159
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