Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
TEG® 6s–Guided Algorithm for Optimizing Patient Blood Management in Cardiovascular Surgery: Systematic Literature Review and Expert Opinion
Authors' conclusion
A new algorithm for cardiac surgery based on TEG 6s assays has been proposed based on the available evidence and expert opinion for research alignment and clinical validation.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing cardiac surgery with intraoperative and/or immediately postoperative bleedingfourteen studies included plus two suggested
- Outcome
- TEG-based treatment algorithms in cardiac surgery
Methodological detailsstructured expert opinion
- Structured expert opinion
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Manuscripts identified
- 304
- Manuscripts meeting all inclusion criteria
- 14
- Further articles identified through authors' suggestions
- 2
- Studies reporting a dedicated TEG 6s algorithm (non-US center)
- 1
- Additional studies assessing TEG 6s assays
- 2
Original publication
TEG® 6s–Guided Algorithm for Optimizing Patient Blood Management in Cardiovascular Surgery: Systematic Literature Review and Expert Opinion. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 8 February 2025. doi:10.
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