Thrombelastography (TEG®): practical considerations on its clinical use in trauma resuscitation.

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Published in Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med on April 16, 2013

Authors

Luis Teodoro da Luz1, Bartolomeu Nascimento, Sandro Rizoli

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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