Preoperative thromboelastometry for the prediction of increased chest tube output in cardiac surgery: A retrospective study.

Also, platelet concentrate supplementation was 2 times higher in Group 1 (10 units) than in Group 2 (5 units), but the differences did not reach statistical significance due to the low number of patients requiring platelet supplementation. 3 Discussion In our study, 25% of patients referred for elective cardiac surgery had abnormal values in thromboelastometry EXTEM or INTEM tests recorded before surgery.

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