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Table 2 Thromboelastography data from four dogs with hypocoagulable hemostatic disorders

From: Thromboelastography-guided transfusion in dogs with hypocoagulable disorders: a case series

Parameter

R (min)

K (min)

α (degrees)

MA (mm)

Reference intervals

(3.0–9.0)

(2.0–8.0)

28.0–59.0

39.0–59.0

Case 1

 Admission TEG

> 120

Not reached

Not reached

Not reached

 FFP-TEG (50 µL FFP)

5.7

1.3

71.5

75.2

 Post-transfusion TEG

5.6

1.9

66.1

73.9

Case 2

 Admission TEG

10.1

15.6

20.2

27.2

 FFP-TEG (50 µL FFP)

7.1

5.7

38.4

37.4

 FFP-TEG (75 µL FFP)

7.0

4.8

41.2

39.0

 Post-transfusion TEG

9.5

7.9

29.8

32.6

Case 3

 Admission TEG

11.8

Not reached

7.9

7.4

 FFP-TEG (50 µL FFP)

7.3

15.8

23.8

22.3

 FFP-TEG (100 µL FFP)

6.9

20.2

20.0

20.8

 Post-transfusion TEG

6.3

11.7

28.9

25.7

Case 4

 Admission TEG

5.4

Not reached

27.1

8.7

 FFP-TEG (50 µL FFP)

5.0

Not reached

37.4

9.8

 FFP-TEG (100 µL FFP)

4.7

Not reached

40.2

10.0

 Post-transfusion TEG (WB)

4.6

6.2

44.1

32.5

 Follow-up TEG

5.6

2.8

54.8

53.5

  1. Data is presented as baseline data (admission), investigation of the effect of fresh frozen plasma on the patient’s hemostatic state, and post-transfusion data
  2. TEG thromboelastogram, FFP fresh frozen plasma, WB whole blood, R reaction time, K kinetics, α angle, MA maximal amplitude, min minutes, mm millimeters