Is thromboelastography a suboptimal test for determination of the underlying cause of bleeding associated with cardiopulmonary bypass and may not predict a hypercoagulable state?
TEG had limited utility in identifying the underlying cause of bleeding and was not predictive of postoperative bleeding associated with cardiac surgery compared with conventional coagulation tests. A shortened TEG R time may not represent a hypercoagulable state.
Coadministration of artmether/lumefantrine and LPV/r can be carried out for patients coinfected with malaria and HIV. Formal safety analysis of concomitant therapy should be addressed by future studies among individuals living in malaria-endemic regions.