CORRELATION BETWEEN THROMBOELASTOMETRY (ROTEM) AND ROUTINE COAGULATION TESTS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE LIVER FAILURE
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Objective: to assess the correlation between Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) and routine coagulation tests in patients with acute liver failure. Subjects and methods: observational study included 52 patients with acute liver failure treated at Poison Control Center of Bach Mai hospital from 8/2018 to 7/2019. Results: All patients had decreased prothrombin, most had a severe decrease (63.5%). Most of study patients had prolonged APTTs (86.5%), decreased fibrinogen (69.2%). There was a high correlation between APTTs and CT INTEM (r = 0.622, p < 0.001) because in acute liver failure, coagulation factors are reduced leading to decreased activation of coagulation. However, CT EXTEM and PT% had a low correlation (r= -0.377, p=0.006) and the maximal clot amplitude in FIBTEM was moderately correlated with fibrinogen. Conclusion: The study showed a heterogeneous correlation between ROTEM and routine coagulation tests in patients with acute liver failure.
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ROTEM, acute liver failure, routine coagulation tests
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