Coagulation studies in preoperative neurosurgical patients

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 388-392

  Schramm, B ^a   Leslie, K ^a   Myles, P S ^a   Hogan, C J ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coagulation: Activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time,platelet count; Neurosurgery, anaesthesia, complications: Bleeding

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIGOUT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIMETABOLITE; CLONIDINE; HYDRALAZINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLDOPA; MEXILITINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PRAZOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RECORDING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SKULL SURGERY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0034897271     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0102900410     Document Type: Article

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