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. 2016 Aug 9;11(8):e0160907. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160907

Table 2. Viscoelastic NATEM variables.

Parameter Group Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
CFT (sec) [Median (IQR)] Control 299 (198/654) 408 (279/647) 387 (271/591) 328 (229/546)
IgM-IVIg 238 (147/367) 173 (125/286) 201 (147/306) 177 (143/276)
CT (sec) [Median (IQR)] Control 900 (681/1084) 1051 (847/1358) 1046 (903/1082) 953 (840/1137)
IgM-IVIg 697 (552/981) 724 (615/1185) 839 (613/1218) 788 (660/1334)
α-angle (°) [Median (IQR)] Control 44 (27/55) 34 (24/48) 37 (27/47) 46 (31/57)
IgM-IVIg 58 (42/65) 61 (48/67) 57 (44/64) 61 (50/65)
MCF (mm) [Median (IQR)] Control 53 (41/67) 54 (42/66) 52 (42/62) 47 (31/62)
IgM-IVIg 63 (58/69) 63 (58/69) 67 (59/72) 71 (63/75)

CFT, clot formation time; CT, clotting time; MCF, mean clot firmness; IQR, interquartile range; IgM-IVIg, IgM enriched intravenous immunoglobulin; Control group n = 14, IgM-IVIg group n = 12 (days 1 and 2), n = 11 (day 3) and n = 10 (day 4); no significant differences between the groups