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Sonoclot Analysis is used in many clinical and research applications and consequently is referenced
in numerous studies and articles. Following is a list of publications discussing the use of the Sonoclot
Analyzer in cardiovascular surgery. For a complete list of references, please visit www.sienco.com.
Sonoclot Analyzer Articles:
Hett DA, Walker D, Pilkington SN, Smith DC. Sonoclot Analysis. Br J Anaesth. 1995; 75(6): 771-6.
Ganter MT, Hofer CK. Coagulation monitoring: current techniques and clinical use of viscoelastic
point-of-care coagulation devices. Anesth Analg. 2008 May; 106(5):1366-75.
Liszka-Hackzell JJ, Ekback G. Analysis of the information content in Sonoclot data and reconstruction
of coagulation test variables. Journal of Medical Systems. 2002; 26(1): 1-8.
Ekback G, Carlsson O, Schött U. Sonoclot coagulation analysis: a study of test variability. J
Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1999; 13(4): 393-7.
Sonoclot Analyzer Use in Cardiovascular Surgery:
Bischof DB, Ganter MT, Shore-Lesserson L et al. Viscoelastic blood coagulation measurement with
Sonoclot predicts postoperative bleeding in cardiac surgery after heparin reversal. J Cardiothorac
Vasc Anesth. 2015 Jan; 29(3):715-722.
Yamada T, Katori N, Tanaka KA, Takeda J. Impact of Sonoclot hemostasis analysis after cardiopulmonary
bypass on postoperative hemorrhage in cardiac surgery. J Anesth. 2007; 21(2):148-52.
Ganter MT, Monn A, Tavakoli R, Klaghofer R, Zollinger A, Hofer CK. Kaolin-based activated coagulation
time measured by Sonoclot in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc
Anesth. 2007; 21(4):524-8.
Shibata T, Sasaki Y, Hattori K, et al. Sonoclot analysis in cardiac surgery in dialysis dependent patients.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2004; 77(1): 220-05.
Anticoagulant and Platelet Therapy Monitoring:
Babski DM, Brainard BM, Ralph AG, Pittman JR, Koenig A. Sonoclot evaluation of single- and
multiple-dose subcutaneous unfractionated heparin therapy in healthy adult dogs. J Vet Intern Med.
2012; 26(3):631-8.
Tanaka KA, Szlam F, Sun HY, Taketomi T, Levy JH. Thrombin generation assay and viscoelastic
coagulation monitors demonstrate differences in the mode of thrombin inhibition between
unfractionated heparin and bivalirudin. Anesth Analg. 2007; 105(4):933-9.
Chapter 5:
References and Further Reading
