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Orthotopic liver transplantation is frequently associated with severe bleeding, especially after reperfusion of the grafted liver. Heparin or heparinoids are released from the grafted liver and cause additional blood...
BACKGROUND: Endogenous heparinoid substances have been mentioned as one of the causes of coagulopathy during liver transplantation. Some reported that heparin effects after reperfusion increase with decreasing liver function, as...
BACKGROUND: Heparin released from grafted liver immediately after declamping is one of causes of coagulopathy, and its presence has been diagnosed by comparing thromboelastography(TEG) of blood treated with 0.01% of...
Residual heparin effects after protamine reversal is a potential bleeding disorder associated with cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB). To differentiate this from the other multiple factors causing coagulopathy should be initialized in the...
Thromboelastography(TEG) is a useful monitor for assessing coagulation function in patients undergoing open heart surgery. However, whole blood clotting patterns on TEG are not able to obtain during the cardiopulmonary...