Can RapidTEG Accelerate the Search for Coagulopathies in the Patient With Multiple Injuries?
Can RapidTEG Accelerate the Search for Coagulopathies in the Patient With Multiple Injuries?
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DOI:
10.1097/ta.0b013e31819d3caf
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发表时间:
2009-04-01
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Exadaktylos, Aristonenis K.
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作者:
Jeger, Victor;Zimmermann, Heinz;Exadaktylos, Aristonenis K.
Hypothesis: Early recognition of coagulopathy may improve the care of patients with multiple injuries. Rapid thrombelastography (RapidTEG) is a new variant of thrombelastography (TEG), in which coagulation is initiated by the addition of protein tissue factor. The kinetics of coagulation and the times of measurement were compared for two variants of TEG-RapidTEG and conventional TEG, in which. coagulation was initiated with kaolin. The measurements were performed on blood samples from 20 patients with multiple injuries. The RapidTEG results were also compared with conventional measurements of blood coagulation. The mean time for the RapidTEG test was 19.2 +/- 3.1 minutes (mean +/- SD), in comparison with 29.9 +/- 4.3 minutes for kaolin TEG and 34.1 +/- 14.5 minutes for conventional coagulation tests. The mean time for the RapidTEG test was 30.8 +/- 5.72 minutes, in comparison with 41.5 +/- 5.66 minutes for kaolin TEG and 64.9 +/- 18.8 for conventional coagulation tests-measured from admission of the patients to the resuscitation bay until the results were available. There were significant correlations between the RapidTEG results and those from kaolin TEG and conventional coagulation tests. RapidTEG is the most rapid available test for providing reliable information on coagulopathy in patients with multiple injuries. This has implications for improving patient care.