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BOOK DETAILS
This book is a rich source of information on point-of-care (POC) tests for the diagnosis and treatment of severe hemorrhage, including thromboelastography, thromboelastometry, heparin monitoring systems, and platelet function analyzers (Multiplate, PFA-100, VerifyNow, etc.). The opening chapters focus on the pathophysiology of coagulation and the general characteristics of POC devices. The relevance of POC tests in specific scenarios is then carefully explained, with guidance on their use in contexts including trauma, cardiovascular surgery, ECMO, liver surgery, postpartum hemorrhage, and disorders of hemostasis in the critically ill. An individual chapter is devoted to practical issues when applying POC tests, and the book closes by presenting a set of informative clinical cases. As POC devices gain increasing popularity as bedside diagnostic tools in different clinical settings, it is important for practitioners to understand their role and value. Point-of-Care Tests for Severe Hemorrhage will be a useful and reliable source of information for anesthesiologists, intensivists, cardiologists, and hematologists.
Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Pathophysiology of Coagulation....Pages 1-17
General Aspects of Viscoelastic Tests....Pages 19-33
General Aspects of Platelet Function Tests....Pages 35-58
Other Coagulation Point-of-Care Tests....Pages 59-65
Coagulation and Point of Care in Clinical Practice: History....Pages 67-68
Blood Products, Derivates, and Prohemostatic Drugs....Pages 69-87
Clinical Management of Severe Bleeding in Trauma Patients....Pages 89-105
Management of Severe Bleeding in Cardiovascular Patients....Pages 107-124
Clinical Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage....Pages 125-134
Management of Severe Bleeding in Liver Disease and Transplantation....Pages 135-157
Disorders of Hemostasis in the Bleeding Intensive Care Unit Patient....Pages 159-171
Assessment of the Effects of Antithrombotic Drugs....Pages 173-192
Practical Issues in POCT....Pages 193-198
Clinical Cases....Pages 199-211
Chapisha Maoni