THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
● assess platelet function, clot strength, and fibrinolysis .
● detects both hypo- and hyperfunctional stages of the clotting process
● detects known or established hypercoagulable states induced by surgery
(hypercoagulable state---- Factor V Leiden mutation, protein C, protein S, and
antithrombin III deficiencies.)
● predict bleeding in cardiac surgery
● can also be used to guide transfusion therapy during postoperative bleeding