Thromboelastography versus bleeding time for risk of bleeding post native kidney biopsy
Introduction The risk of bleeding has led to screening of the primary hemostasis before renal biopsy. A bleeding time test (BT) is considered standard practice, but reliance on this test is controversial and its benefits remain questionable. A possible alternative is thromboelastography (TEG). Howev...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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Series: | Renal Failure |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886022X.2019.1700805 |