Ethanol impairs coagulation and fibrinolysis in whole blood: A study performed with rotational thromboelastometry

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 661-665

  Engström, Martin ^a   Schött, Ulf ^b   Reinstrup, Peter ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Coagulation; Ethanol; Fibrinolysis; Rotational thromboelastometry

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 33751031875     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e32801010b7     Document Type: Article

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