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What is your strategy to manage peri-procedural bleeding risk in patients with cirrhosis?

Do you use TEG or ROTEM? How do you counsel proceduralists on the unique hemostatic profile of patients with cirrhosis?
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Hepatology · UC San Diego Health
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We use TEG primarily here and mostly ask our colleagues to routinely check TEGs to guide transfusion strategies. It remains a challenging situation to monitor and manage because of the unique profile and difficulty in accurately assessing what is truly needed. Certainly, no empiric FFP for specific ...

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