Thromboelastometry-guided therapy of massive gastrointestinal bleeding in a 12-year old boy with severe Graft-versus-Host disease

Blood Transfus. 2015 Apr;13(2):320-3. doi: 10.2450/2014.0031-14. Epub 2014 Sep 12.

Authors

Luca Spiezia¹, Alessandro Mazza², Elena Pelizzaro¹, Elena Campello¹, Chiara Messina², Andrea Pettenazzo², Paolo Simioni¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiologic, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
² Department of Paediatrics "Salus Pueri", University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / blood*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy*
Graft vs Host Disease / blood*
Graft vs Host Disease / etiology
Graft vs Host Disease / therapy*
Humans
Male
Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation*
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy
Thrombelastography*