Thromboelastography in the Management of Coagulopathy Associated With Ebola Virus Disease.

Wilson, Andrew J; Martin, Daniel S; Maddox, Victoria; Rattenbury, Simon; Bland, Davis; Bhagani, Sanjay; Cropley, Ian; Hopkins, Susan et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2016

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

Here, we describe the first use of thromboelastography (TEG) in the management of 2 cases of Ebola virus disease. Early in their illness, both patients had evidence of a consumptive coagulopathy. As this resolved, TEG demonstrated that both developed a marked hypercoagulable state, which was treated with low-molecular-weight heparin.

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