Viscoelastic testing in postpartum obstetric hemorrhage: a scoping review commissioned by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Authors' conclusion
Viscoelastic testing offers point-of-care monitoring of coagulation, enabling real-time decision support to guide transfusion therapy.
Study context
- Population
- Use of viscoelastic testing (thromboelastography, rotational thromboelastometry) in obstetrics for PPH106 studies in 156 publications
- Outcome
- Evidence base of viscoelastic testing for PPH
Methodological detailsa priori workplan, PRISMA-ScR, 14 databases searched from inception, Literature searches in July 2025
- A priori workplan
- PRISMA-ScR
- 14 databases searched from inception
- Literature searches in July 2025
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Research studies identified
106
Publications
156
Original publication
Viscoelastic testing in postpartum obstetric hemorrhage: a scoping review commissioned by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 25 August 2025. doi:10.
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