Chart 1. Importance of perioperative monitoring of coagulation by thromboelastometry.

Diagnosis of potential causes of hemorrhage

Guide to hemostatic therapies

Risk predictor of bleeding during surgical procedures

Rationalization for blood transfusion

Reducing complications with blood products: TRALI, TACO, TRIM

Monitoring of hypercoagulability states

TRALI: transfusion-related lung injury; TACO: transfusion-associated cardiac overload; TRIM: transfusion-associated immunomodulation.

Source: modified with permission from Lier H, Vorweg M, Hanke A, Görlinger K. Thromboelastometry guided therapy of severe bleeding. Essener Runde algorithm. Hamostaseologie. 2013;33(1):51-61. Review.