Thromb Haemost 1974; 31(03): 513-516
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649191
Original Article
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The so-called “Onion-Like Shape Thromboelastogram” in Dialyzed Uraemic Patients

Tadeusz Suchecki
1   Academy of Medicine, Clinic of Nephrology, 80-952 Gdańsk, Dębinki 7, Poland
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Publication History

Received 08 March 1974

Accepted 14 March 1974

Publication Date:
29 June 2018 (online)

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Summary

The behaviour of the so-called “onion-like shape thromboelastogram” in dialyzed uraemic patients has been studied. 51 double thromboelastogram (TEG) determinations (one before and one after dialysis) were performed in 39 uraemic patients. The “onion-Mke shape TEG” was present in 42 recordings performed before dialysis and only in 19 recordings after a single dialysis. The disappearance of the “onion-like shape TEG” can be interpreted as a normalising effect of the dialysis on the clot elasticity in a large percentage of uraemic patients.