![]() ![]() Transfusion algorithm was fully based on TEGĬontrol group: clinician‐directed transfusion (n = 110), need for blood transfusion was based on clinician’s discretion and standard coagulation tests. TEG algorithm group: (n = 114) kaolin‐activated TEG‐based algorithm‐guided perioperative transfusion management. Inclusion criteria: 224 consecutive adult patients undergoing elective first‐time CABG with cardiopulmonary bypassĮxclusion criteria: preoperative haemodynamic instability, malignancies, history of bleeding diathesis, use of low molecular weight heparin molecules until the day of operation, recent treatment ( 2 mg/dL) and any liver disease resulting in elevated liver function testsĦ4.5% of the patients in the control group and 58.7% of patients in the TEG group were on aspirin therapy until the day before the operation
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