Abstract Introduction Viscoelastic point-of-care diagnostics are crucial in cardiac surgery. In the FIBTEM assay of rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM), guidelines suggest target maximum clot firmness values to reduce perioperative bleeding. The..
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Abstract BACKGROUND: Different preparations of fibrinogen concentrate are currently available. Two in vitro studies demonstrated the superiority of FibCLOT (LFB) in increasing clot firmness with respect to RiaSTAP (CSL Behring)...
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Abstract Patients on left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are prone to excessive hemostasis disturbances due to permanent contact of artificial pump surfaces with blood components. We aimed to investigate if..
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