Coagulopathy and placental abruption: changing management with ROTEM-guided fibrinogen concentrate therapy. Issue 2 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McNamara, H.; Mallaiah, S.; Barclay, P.; Chevannes, C.; Bhalla, A.
• Is Part Of: International journal of obstetric anesthesia. Volume 24:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 174
• Page End: 179
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Anesthesia -- Periodicals; Anesthésie en obstétrique -- Périodiques; Anesthesia; Obstetrics; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 617.9682
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2014.12.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-289X

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st040">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0090">We report four cases of severe coagulopathy associated with placental abruption.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0095">Chronological case series spans a change in our management of hypofibrinogenaemia.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0100">An algorithm for ROTEM-guided treatment with fibrinogen concentrate was introduced.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0105">Rapid and titratable replenishment of fibrinogen is demonstrated.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>