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Original Research - Obstetrics

Baseline rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) values in a healthy, diverse obstetric population and parameter changes by pregnancy-induced comorbidities

Antonio Gonzalez Fiola Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Jin Yoob Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9141-9066
, BSORCID Icon,
David Yaneza Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2501-5028
, PhDORCID Icon,
Kristen L. Fardelmanna Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4062-0234
, MDORCID Icon,
Nayema Salimia Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
, MD,
Marah Alianc University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9194-766X
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Peter Mancinia Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
, MD &
Aymen Aliana Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Pages 562-571 | Received 26 Mar 2023, Accepted 21 May 2023, Published online: 08 Jun 2023

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