Thromboelastographic description of intraoperative coagulopathy in patients undergoing liver transplant surgery: A single-center observational study

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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2026; 16(2): 118880
Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118880

Table 3 Distribution of conventional coagulopathy test results over 4 phases of liver transplant surgery in patients concomitantly monitored with thromboelastography, n (%)

Conventional test and level	Distribution of intraoperative conventional coagulopathy test results
	Patients monitored by TEG 5000				Patients monitored by TEG 6s
	Pre-anhepatic	Anhepatic	Post-reperfusion	End of surgery	Pre-anhepatic	Anhepatic	Post-reperfusion	End of surgery
International normalized ratio	n = 156	n = 194	n = 234	n = 234	n = 50	n = 70	n = 98	n = 93
Low/shortened	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Normal	2 (1.3)	1 (0.5)	ND	ND	2 (4.0)	4 (5.7)	ND	ND
High/prolonged	154 (98.7)	193 (99.5)	234 (100)	234 (100)	48 (96.0)	66 (94.3)	98 (100)	93 (100)
Fibrinogen	n = 142	n = 185	n = 222	n = 221	n = 50	n = 62	n = 93	n = 89
Low	74 (52.1)	111 (60.0)	166 (74.8)	149 (67.4)	25 (50.0)	43 (69.4)	76 (81.7)	58 (65.2)
Normal	63 (44.4)	71 (38.4)	53 (23.9)	69 (31.2)	23 (46.0)	19 (30.6)	17 (18.3)	31 (34.8)
High	5 (3.5)	3 (1.6)	3 (1.4)	3 (1.4)	2 (4.0)	ND	ND	ND
Partial thromboplastin time	n = 155	n = 194	n = 234	n = 234	n = 51	n = 70	n = 99	n = 93
Shortened	ND	ND	ND	ND	1 (2.0)	ND	ND	1 (1.1)
Normal	55 (35.5)	59 (30.4)	12 (5.1)	19 (8.1)	7 (13.7)	12 (17.1)	6 (6.1)	11 (11.8)
Prolonged	100 (64.5)	135 (69.6)	222 (94.9)	215 (91.9)	43 (84.3)	58 (82.9)	93 (93.9)	81 (87.1)
Platelets	n = 155	n = 192	n = 231	n = 231	n = 58	n = 65	n = 96	n = 94
Low	136 (87.7)	170 (88.5)	213 (92.2)	214 (92.6)	52 (89.7)	58 (89.2)	87 (90.6)	88 (93.6)
Normal	18 (11.6)	22 (11.5)	18 (7.8)	16 (6.9)	6 (10.3)	7 (10.8)	9 (9.4)	6 (6.4)
High	1 (0.6)	ND	ND	1 (0.4)	ND	ND	ND	ND

TEG: Thromboelastography; N/A: Not applicable; ND: No data.

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Citation: Maroun W, Osborn ZF, Garg P, Angappan S, El-Bashir J, Heppell O, Soetedjo J, Pillai S, Miyake K, Mohamed A, Nagai S, Guerra-Londono CE. Thromboelastographic description of intraoperative coagulopathy in patients undergoing liver transplant surgery: A single-center observational study. World J Transplant 2026; 16(2): 118880
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Maroun W, Osborn ZF, Garg P, Angappan S, El-Bashir J, Heppell O, Soetedjo J, Pillai S, Miyake K, Mohamed A, Nagai S, Guerra-Londono CE. Thromboelastographic description of intraoperative coagulopathy in patients undergoing liver transplant surgery: A single-center observational study. World J Transplant 2026; 16(2): 118880 [PMID: 42281870 DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.118880]

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