Thromboelastograph
Kim Kinney at Clarian has this question about the Thromboelastograph:
A pathologist who trained here asked me about the thromboelastograph (TEG). Do you have any information on who uses this device, how difficult it is to perform, and QC? We have had several docs asking us to get this device but we have not gone there yet! Is it more of a POC device? Thanks.
A pathologist who trained here asked me about the thromboelastograph (TEG). Do you have any information on who uses this device, how difficult it is to perform, and QC? We have had several docs asking us to get this device but we have not gone there yet! Is it more of a POC device? Thanks.
Hi, Kim. The TEG has been around for about forty years, but has
received a lot of attention in the past five or six because of a number
of studies performed in the areas of fibrinolysis, monitoring
intraoperative conditions, and aspirin resistance. Here is a link to
the US distributor that provides a good description. These instruments
reside primarily in operating suites and are global hemostasis assays.
The assay is complex, so it doesn’t really qualify as a point of care
instrument, however many anesthesiologists like it for its ability to
monitor heparin. Like platelet Aggregometry, the only control is fresh
whole blood from a healthy donor. Hope this helps. Geo.
