Fig. 6

Effect of citrate storage time (30 min versus 60 min) on the novel thrombelastographic (TEG) variables expressed as box and whisker diagrams. The central box represents values from the lower (25th) to upper (75th) percentile, while the middle line is consistent with the median. The horizontal line depicts the minimum and maximum values. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05. Abbreviations: SP = split point (a), D = delta (b), TMRTG = time to maximum rate of thrombus generation (c), MRTG = maximum rate of thrombus generation (d), TG = thrombus generation (e), TMRL = time to maximum rate of lysis (f), MRL = maximum rate of lysis (g)