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ReviewCureus2025

Quantra® Viscoelastic Testing in Pediatric Trauma: A Review of Emerging Evidence and Clinical Integration.

Chris Deskins, Samantha Smith, Patrick C Bonasso, William S Jones, Ryan I Bower, Marcus Bowers, Zachary Kochy, Alice Seifarth, Erik Olness, Pavithra R Ellison

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Chris DeskinsAnesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Samantha SmithAnesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Patrick C BonassoPediatric Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
William S JonesAnesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Ryan I BowerAnesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Marcus BowersAnesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Zachary KochyTrauma, WVU Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
Alice SeifarthAnesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Erik OlnessAnesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Pavithra R EllisonAnesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early recognition and correction of trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC) are critical determinants of survival in pediatric trauma. Traditional laboratory evaluations, such as prothrombin time (PT)/international normalised ratio (INR) and fibrinogen, provide a delayed and incomplete assessment of real-time clotting behavior. The Quantra® System (HemoSonics, Charlottesville, VA, USA), a type of viscoelastic hemostatic assay (VHAs), utilizes soundwave technology to provide a more rapid and comprehensive assessment of coagulation. This review summarizes current evidence regarding Quantra use in pediatric trauma, compares it with conventional viscoelastic tools (TEG® (Haemonetics, Boston, MA, USA) and ROTEM® (Werfen, Bedford, MA, USA)), and discusses emerging experience in perioperative monitoring and trauma resuscitation pathways. Though preliminary data suggests Quantra is well-correlated with conventional VHAs and offers rapid, simple, and standardized assessment in pediatric trauma resuscitation, large-scale pediatric validation studies are needed to define thresholds, optimize transfusion algorithms, and assess outcomes.

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bleedinginjurypediatric traumaquantra® viscoelastic testingtrauma-induced coagulopathy

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PMID41394236
PMCPMC12701736

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