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Point-of-Care Coagulation Testing: Viscoelastic Haemostatic Assays

Dr Nicholas Weston Smith1†, Dr Christopher Pritchett2
1Fellow in Anaesthesia and Clinical Simulation, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
2Specialist Trainee in Anaesthesia, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, UK
Edited by: Dr Lara Herbert, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
†Corresponding author email: nwestonsmith@nhs.net

Published November 30, 2021

Abstract

An introduction to point of care coagulation testing in the form of viscoelastic haemostatic assays; how they function, what they tell us about our patients clotting status, and how they compare to more conventional tests of coagulation.

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