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International Journal of Surgery & Surgical Procedures Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJSSP-102, 4 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4443/2016/102
Case Report
Rotational Thromboelastometry as a Routine Point-of-Care Test Immediately after Cardiopulmonary Bypass Facilitated Earlier Diagnosis of Unexpected Hyperfibrinolysis and Hypofibrinogenemia During Cardiac Surgery

Won-Kyoung Kwon, Chung-Sik Oh, Woon-Seok Kang and Tae-Yop Kim*

Department of Anesthesiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Biomedical Research Institute, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Dr. Tae-Yop Kim, Department of Anesthesiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Biomedical Research Institute, Konkuk University School of Medicine, 120-1 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143- 729, Republic of Korea; E-mail: taeyop@gmail.com
29 September 2015; 09 January 2016; 11 January 2016
Kwon WK, Oh CS, Kang WS, Kim TY (2016) Rotational Thromboelastometry as a Routine Point-of-Care Test Immediately after Cardiopulmonary Bypass Facilitated Earlier Diagnosis of Unexpected Hyperfibrinolysis and Hypofibrinogenemia During Cardiac Surgery. Int J Surg Surgical Proced 1: 102. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-4443/2016/102

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