Detecting, managing and monitoring haemostasis: viscoelastometric point‑of‑care testing (ROTEM, TEG and Sonoclot systems)

9 About this resource

The NICE Health Technologies Adoption Programme produces practical advice on adopting health technologies in the NHS in England.

NICE's Health Technologies Adoption Programme surveyed and worked with NHS organisations to help share their experiences of using viscoelastometric point-of-care testing with organisations that may want to use them in the future. The information gained from these NHS organisations and included in this resource is intended for the sole purpose of supporting the NHS in adopting or researching viscoelastometric point-of-care testing. The information was not assessed by the independent External Assessment Group or considered by the Diagnostics Advisory Committee when making its decision on the use of viscoelastometric point-of-care testing devices in the NHS.

This resource accompanies the diagnostics guidance: Detecting, managing and monitoring haemostasis: viscoelastometric point-of-care testing (ROTEM, TEG and Sonoclot systems). It was developed using the NICE Health Technologies Adoption Programme process.

This resource should be read in conjunction with NICE guidance on viscoelastometric point-of-care testing DG13. It is an implementation tool and discusses and summarises the experiences reported by NHS sites who have previously adopted this technology and shares the learning that took place.

Implementation of the guidance is the responsibility of local commissioners and/or providers. Commissioners and providers are reminded that it is their responsibility to implement the guidance, in their local context, in light of their duties to have due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations. Nothing in this document should be interpreted in a way that would be inconsistent with compliance with those duties.

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ISBN: 978-1-4731-0707-6