. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: Curr Anesthesiol Rep. 2014 May 9;4(3):189–199. doi: 10.1007/s40140-014-0063-8

Table 1.

Viscoelastic tests versus classical clotting tests

	Coagulation				Fibrinolysis
TEG	r-time	k-time	α angle	MA	Ly30, EPL
ROTEM	CT	CFT	α angle	MCF	Li30 ML
Viscoelastic measurement	Clotting time-coagulation factors	Clot kinetics		Clot strength-platelet function	Clot stability and breakdown
Coagulopathy	Indicates factor deficiency	Indicates fibrinogen deficiency		Indicates platelet and fibrinogen dysfunction	Indicates enhanced fibrinolysis

	Coagulation		Fibrinolysis
CCT	PT, INR. aPTT	Platelet count	D-dimer
CCT Measurement	Rate to initial clot formation	Absolute platelet number	Evidence of clot breakdown
Coagulopathy	Indicates factor or Fibrinogen deficiency	Unknown	Unknown