The Association Between Perioperative Point-of-Care Platelet Function Analyses and Transfusion Requirements in Cardiac Surgery: Methodological Considerations

Utility of Platelet Function Testing in Cardiac Surgery in 2021

“…5 Here, whole blood impedance aggregometry (multiplate or ROTEM platelet ) has been shown to be a valuable tool to assess platelet function before, during, and after cardiovascular surgery as well as during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] This applies for pediatric cardiac surgery and ECMO too ( ► Fig. 1 and ► Table 1 ).…”