Ralf Karger

Point-of-Care Testing

Assays of different aspects of haemostasis – what do they measure?

American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)

Early and individualized goal-directed therapy for trauma-induced coagulopathy

Estimation of plasma fibrinogen levels based on hemoglobin, base excess and Injury Severity Score upon emergency room admission

Rotation thromboelastometry detects thrombocytopenia and hypofibrinogenaemia during orthotopic liver transplantation

Intraoperative Transfusion of 1 U to 2 U Packed Red Blood Cells Is Associated with Increased 30-Day Mortality, Surgical-Site Infection, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in General Surgery Patients

Endoscopic detection of transitional cell carcinoma with 5-aminolevulinic acid: results of 1012 fluorescence endoscopies

Treatment and Prevention of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

A multicenter pilot‐randomized controlled trial of the feasibility of an augmented red blood cell transfusion strategy for patients treated with induction chemotherapy for acute leukemia or stem cell transplantation

Fibrinogen estimates are influenced by methods of measurement and hemodilution with colloid plasma expanders

Is Dilutional Coagulopathy Induced by Different Colloids Reversible by Replacement of Fibrinogen and Factor XIII Concentrates?

Prevalence and impact of abnormal ROTEM® assays in severe blunt trauma: results of the ‘Diagnosis and Treatment of Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy (DIA-TRE-TIC) study’

The effectiveness of low-dose desmopressin in improving hypothermia-induced impairment of primary haemostasis under influence of aspirin – a randomized controlled trial

Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection: New estimates of age-specific antibody to HCV seroprevalence

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Rapid measurement of fibrinogen concentration in whole blood using a steel ball coagulometer

Payment, compensation and replacement - the ethics and motivation of blood and plasma donation

Coagulation management in trauma-associated coagulopathy

The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fourth edition

Preoperative anaemia and postoperative outcomes in non-cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Bladder cancer: Epidemiology, staging and grading, and diagnosis

Preconditions of Hemostasis in Trauma: A Review. The Influence of Acidosis, Hypocalcemia, Anemia, and Hypothermia on Functional Hemostasis in Trauma

Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion

2011 Update to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Blood Conservation Clinical Practice Guidelines

Increasing concentrations of prothrombin complex concentrate induce disseminated intravascular coagulation in a pig model of coagulopathy with blunt liver injury

Desmopressin Acetate in Intracranial Haemorrhage

Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy: Mechanisms, Monitoring, and Optimization

Desmopressin use for minimising perioperative blood transfusion

Perioperative Coagulation Management and Control of Platelet Transfusion by Point-of-Care Platelet Function Analysis

Diagnostic performance of the platelet function analyzer (PFA-100®) for the detection of disorders of primary haemostasis in patients with a bleeding history–a systematic review and meta-analysis

3. Internationales Symposium: „Autologe Transfusion - Von der Euphorie zur Ratio: Praktisches Handeln aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht” (Teil III)Does Hemodilution Enhance Coagulability?

Leukodepletion of autologous whole blood has no impact on perioperative infection rate and length of hospital stay

The Platelet Function Analyzer (PFA-100) as a Screening Tool in Neurosurgery

Heparin-induzierte Thrombozytopenie mit Todesfolge nach vorderer Exenteration wegen Harnblasenkarzinom bei Sharp-Syndrom - ein Fallbericht

Photo-Optical Methods Can Lead to Clinically Relevant Overestimation of Fibrinogen Concentration in Plasma Diluted With Hydroxyethyl Starch

Perspectives of Paid Whole Blood and Plasma Donation

Influence of Different Hydroxyethyl Starch (HES) Formulations on Fibrinogen Measurement in HES-Diluted Plasma