Publications by authors named "Allison J Visner"
J Extra Corpor Technol
March 2011
Article Synopsis
- The study examines how thrombin generation during and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) indicates patients' hemostatic status, particularly through the use of thrombography to assess coagulopathy.
- Thrombography measured the Endogenous Thrombin Potential (ETP) in blood samples from 11 cardiac surgery patients at various time points and found a significant drop in ETP after surgery, despite patients maintaining adequate hemostasis.
- The findings suggest that even with adequate hemostatic outcomes, there is a hidden risk of coagulopathy in some patients, highlighting the need for improved blood management strategies using thrombography.
