Coagulation status of critically ill patients with and without liver disease assessed using a novel thrombin generation analyser

<p>The liver synthesises the majority of pro‐ and anti‐ coagulant and fibrinolytic proteins, and during liver dysfunction synthesis of these proteins is reduced. The end point of conventional haemostatic tests, such as the prothrombin time (PT), occurs when only 5% of thrombin generation (TG)...

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Main Authors: Morrow, GB, Beavis, J, Harper, S, Baker, P, Desbourough, MJR, Curry, N, Stanworth, SJ, Laffan, MA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020