Fibrinogen and platelet contributions to clot formation: implications for trauma resuscitation and thromboprophylaxis.

BACKGROUNDThromboelastography (TEG) is used to diagnose perturbations in clot formation and lysis that are characteristic of acute traumatic coagulopathy. With novel functional fibrinogen (FF) TEG, fibrin- and platelet-based contributions to clot formation can be elucidated to tailor resuscitation a