Assessment of Hemostasis after Plasma Exchange Using Rotational Thrombelastometry (ROTEM).

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE)-based protocols immediately before cadaveric donor kidney transplantation have been extensively used in highly sensitized recipients. Plasma is generally preferred over human albumin as replacement fluid to avoid depletion of coagulation factors and perioperative bl...

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Main Authors: Gerold Thölking, Rolf Mesters, Ralf Dittrich, Hermann Pavenstädt, Philipp Kümpers, Stefan Reuter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4488284?pdf=render