Peri-partum reference range for the point-of-care viscoelastic testing device Quantra® QStat in healthy pregnancy and non-haemorrhagic post-partum – A short communication
Authors' conclusion
Similar to viscoelastometric testing in trauma and cardiac surgery, the QStat provides reliable measurements.
Study context
- Population
- Full-term healthy pregnant women, at admission to the delivery room and 30–60 min after uncomplicated vaginal or caesarean delivery
- Participants
- 84 women
- Outcome
- Reference intervals of QStat parameters, expressed as means, SDs, distributions and dispersions
Methodological detailstwo-centre, academic hospitals
- Two-centre
- Academic hospitals
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
QStat reference ranges
- QStat parameter ranges established for end of pregnancy and immediate postpartum
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Pregnant vs nonpregnant women
- Clotting time (CT) and FCS values differed between pregnant and nonpregnant women
Prepartum vs postpartum; vaginal vs caesarean delivery
- No significant difference between prepartum and postpartum values or between vaginal and caesarean delivery
Original publication
Peri-partum reference range for the point-of-care viscoelastic testing device Quantra® QStat in healthy pregnancy and non-haemorrhagic post-partum – A short communication. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 17 April 2025. doi:10.
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