Preoperative screening for coagulopathy using prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time in patients requiring primary cranial vault remodeling

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 389-394

  Genecov, David G ^a,b   Por, Yong Chen ^a,b   Barcelo, Carlos Raul ^a,b   Salyer, Kenneth E ^a,b   Mulne, Arlynne F ^a,b   Morad, Ammar B ^a,b  

^a Pediatric Hematology and Oncology of North Texas ^*

^b International Craniofacial Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 11; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 CONCENTRATE; BLOOD CLOTTING INHIBITOR; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 11 DEFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOPLASTY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY CRANIAL VAULT REMODELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CRANIOTOMY; FACTOR XI DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23044488761     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000172760.79803.68     Document Type: Article

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