Rotational thromboelastometry and multiple electrode platelet aggregometry in four patients with abnormal routine coagulation studies before removal of epidural catheters after major surgery: a case series and research study

Table 3 Routine laboratory results for Case report 1

	Hb g/L	PT-INR	APTT seconds	Plc 10⁶/mL	Creatinine umol/L	Albumin g/L
Preoperative	123	1.2	33	266	51	38
First postoperative day	103	2.5*	44	152	43	28
At time of epidural catheter removal, fourth postoperative day.	107	1.5*	33	179	44	29

APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time. Hb: hemoglobin. Plc: platelet count. PT-INR: prothrombin time-international normalized ratio. *: outside normal reference range.

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