Alyson E Liew-Spilger, Nikki R Sorg, Toby J Brenner, Jack H Langford, Margaret Berquist, Natalie M Mark, Spencer H Moore, Julie Mark, Sara Baumgartner, Mary P Abernathy
This article discusses the importance and effectiveness of viscoelastic hemostatic assays (VHAs) in assessing hemostatic competence and guiding blood component therapy (BCT) in patients with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). In recent years, VHAs such as thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry have increasingly been used to guide BCT, hemostatic adjunctive therapy and prohemostatic agents in PPH. The three pillars of identifying hemostatic competence include clinical observation, common coagulation tests, and VHAs...
August 31, 2021: Journal of Clinical Medicine