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

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 decreases wou...

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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: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001417301367