REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation R ...

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REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation



R Time - Time to start forming clot 

K Time - Time until clot reaches a fixed strength 

Alpha angle - Speed of fibrin accumulation 

Maximum Amplitude (MA) - Highest vertical amplitude of the TEG

Lysis at 30 Minutes (LY30) - Percentage of amplitude reduction 30 minutes after 

maximum amplitude



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Salim R. Rezaie, MD

@srrezaie

The creator and founder of REBEL EM and REBEL Cast, a free, critical appraisal blog and podcast that try to cut down knowledge translation time of research to bedside clinical practice. rebelem.com | https://twitter.com/srrezaie

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