Authors' recommendations: Assuming a usage of 200 tests annually, TE appeared to be a clinically and cost-effective intervention, since it was shown to reduce the need for inappropriate transfusions and to decrease blood product requirements, therefore improving the management of transfusion. There was a reduction in the number of deaths, complications and infections, and an increase in the number of years lived and the QALYs gained by patients. As a result of the decrease in the number of transfusions, the usage of blood products and healthcare resources needed to deal with complications and infections and their associated costs, were also reduced. The results of the budget impact analysis showed that, for both cardiac surgery and liver transplantation, savings could be accrued if TE instead of SLTs was used for patient management.

Project Status: Completed

URL for project: http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/files/ClinicalGovernance_TheClinicalAndCostEffectivenessOfThromboelastographyThromboelastometry_OCT08.pdf

Year Published: 2007

URL for published report: http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/4203.html

English language abstract: An English language summary is available

Publication Type: Not Assigned

Country: Scotland

Organisation Name: Quality Improvement Scotland

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