Tomaz Crochemore
Israelita Albert Einstein Hospital, Brazil
Title: Thromboelastometry-guided Hemostatic therapy : An efficacious approach to manage bleeding risk in acute fatty liver of Pregna ncy: A case report
Biography
Biography: Tomaz Crochemore
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare but life-threatening disease. AFLP is characterized by liver failure with different degrees of coagulopathy. Outcome and survival can be dramatically improved with prompt recognition and treatment. Thromboelastometry has been considered a point of care for the management of bleeding patients. It could, therefore, be an alternative tool to treat the complex cases of AFLP involving liver failure and coagulopathy. Through this study, we present our successful experience of an AFLP case that was submitted to an emergency cesarean section in which blood transfusion was guided by thromboelastometry