Abstract
(Anesth Analg. 2019;129(3):e86–e88) Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a life-threatening event that affects pregnant women globally. A deficiency of fibrinogen in the blood can help physicians predict the severity of PPH. Historically, the Clauss method has been used to measure fibrinogen levels, but this approach is more time-consuming than point-of-care (POC) thromboelastography (TEG) or thromboelastometry testing. There has not been much research focused specifically on the correlation of TEG functional fibrinogen (FLEV) to Clauss levels in obstetric patients who may have distinctive coagulation profiles compared with trauma, cardiac, or transplant patients. These investigators conducted this study to discover if the POC FLEV is consistent with the laboratory Clauss fibrinogen measurement.
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