Reduced Transfusion During OLT by POC Coagulation Management and TEG Functional Fibrinogen: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) are at high risk of bleeding, mainly depending on a precarious balance between procoagulant and anticoagulant factors.1 Therefore, these patients very often require transfusions of blood and blood components aimed at correcting anemia and coagulopathy. However, the transfusion of fresh frozen plasma(FFP), red blood cells, and platelets were associated with increased morbidity and mortality2 and decreased graft survival.3