Reduced Clot Stability by Thromboelastography as a Potential Indicator of Procedure-Related Bleeding in Decompensated Cirrhosis.

A, Zanetto; HM, Rinder; M, Senzolo; P, Simioni; G, Garcia-Tsao

doi:10.1002/hep4.1641

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Reduced Clot Stability by Thromboelastography as a Potential Indicator of Procedure-Related Bleeding in Decompensated Cirrhosis.

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Authors:

Zanetto A

Rinder HM

Senzolo M

Abstract

In patients with decompensated cirrhosis, procedure-related bleeding is a potentially lethal complication. Routine coagulation tests such as international normalized ratio and platelet count do not predict bleeding risk. We investigated whether thromboelastography (TEG) can identify patients with ci...

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