What Clinicians Really Think About ROTEM®: Quick Polls

ROTEM is used every day in trauma, cardiac surgery, obstetric haemorrhage and critical care, but interpretation varies massively between clinicians, teams and hospitals.

Rather than another long article, let’s find out what you and your colleagues really think.

In your current practice, how often does ROTEM directly influence transfusion decisions?

• 0%Routinely
• 0%Sometimes
• 0%Rarely
• 0%Not at all

What do you find most challenging about using ROTEM?

• Interpretation
• Protocol variation
• Turnaround time

How confident are you in interpreting ROTEM during major haemorrhage?

• 0%Very confident
• 0%Mostly confident
• 0%Sometimes unsure
• 0%Not confident

Does your hospital use a ROTEM-based algorithm?

• 0%Yes — consistently
• 0%Yes — but inconsistently
• 0%No
• 0%Not sure

Which parameter do you act on first in a bleeding patient?

• 0%FIBTEM A5
• 0%EXTEM CT
• 0%EXTEM A5
• 0%Write an answer

Interpreting TEM (iTEM App)

iTEM (Interpreting TEM) is a clinician-designed digital platform designed to simplify, speed up, and standardise ROTEM interpretation across teams. Hospitals can customise their own modules, thresholds, and teaching content so clinicians receive guidance aligned with their local protocol, not generic pathways.

If you're interested in learning more about iTEM or exploring customisation options for your department, you can visit our iTEM page.

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