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  1. Neurocritical Care and Neurovascular Emergencies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Natalie P. Kreitzer

  2. Neurosurgery/Neurocritical Care, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Jordan Bonomo & Christopher Zammit

  3. Division of Neurocritical Care, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Daniel Kanter

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Natalie Kreitzer, MD declares that she has no conflict of interest. Daniel Kanter, MD declares that he has no conflict of interest. Jordan Bonomo has received speaker honoraria from Genentech, Inc. and serves as a research advisor to Bard Medical, Inc. Christopher Zammit, MD declares that he has no conflict of interest.

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Kreitzer, N.P., Bonomo, J., Kanter, D. et al. Review of Thromboelastography in Neurocritical Care. Neurocrit Care 23, 427–433 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-015-0187-9

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