Factor XIII-guided treatment algorithm reduces blood transfusion in burn surgery

Abstract Background and objectives: Major burn surgery causes large hemorrhage and coagulation dysfunction. Treatment algorithms guided by ROTEM® and factor VIIa reduce the need for blood products, but there is no evidence regarding factor XIII. Factor XIII deficiency changes clot stability and dec...

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Main Authors: João Miguel Gonçalves Valadares de Morais Carneiro, Joana Alves, Patrícia Conde, Fátima Xambre, Emanuel Almeida, Céline Marques, Mariana Luís, Ana Maria Mano Garção Godinho, Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942018000300238&lng=en&tlng=en