Coagulopathy after a liver resection: is it over diagnosed and over treated?
Barton J, Riha G, Differding J, Underwood S, Curren J, Sheppard B, Pommier R, Orloff S, Schreiber M, Billingsley K. Coagulopathy after a liver resection: is it over diagnosed and over treated? Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2013, 15: 865-871. PMID: 23458574, PMCID: PMC4503284, DOI: 10.1111/hpb.12051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProthrombin time-international normalized ratioPost-operative time pointsLiver resectionPost-operative day 1Initiation of thromboprophylaxisLiver resection patientsNormal coagulation functionTime pointsPT-INR valuesTime of onsetProphylactic anticoagulationElective hepatectomyResection patientsPlasma transfusionHypercoagulable stateAnesthetic techniqueCoagulation functionNormalized ratioPlasma therapyPringle manoeuverRelative hypercoagulabilityFunctional assessmentDay 1ResectionThrombelastography