Comparison of citrated native and kaolin-activated samples for thrombelastographic analysis in healthy dogs

• Published in: Veterinary clinical pathology Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 249 - 255
• Main Authors: Flint, Sarah K., Wood, R. Darren, Abrams-Ogg, Anthony C.G., Kruth, Stephen A., Bersenas, Alexa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Activator; Animals; Blood Specimen Collection - veterinary; canine; Citrates; Dogs - blood; Female; Kaolin; Male; reference limit; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results; TEG; Thrombelastography - methods; Thrombelastography - veterinary; tissue factor

Background Thrombelastographic (TEG) analysis is a test of global hemostasis in veterinary medicine; however, there have been limited comparisons of analysis of citrated native and kaolin‐activated samples. Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine the variation in TEG variables between...