Heparinase-modified thrombelastography in term and preterm neonates.

Unlabelled: Thrombelastography (TEG) appears to be a promising test to assess coagulation in infants and children. TEG enables a rapid assessment of hemostatic function with only 300 microL of whole blood and provides information about plasmatic coagulation, platelet function, and fibrinolysis. In this study, we used TEG to assess the coagulation system of preterm and term neonates to determine the effects of their deficient coagulation factor levels on global hemostatic function.

Local warming and insertion of peripheral venous cannulas: single blinded prospective randomised controlled trial and single blinded randomised crossover trial.

Objective: To determine whether local warming of the lower arm and hand facilitates peripheral venous cannulation.

Design: Single blinded prospective randomised controlled trial and single blinded randomised crossover trial.

Setting: Neurosurgical unit and haematology ward of university hospital.