Fibrinolysis or hypercoagulation during radical prostatectomy? An evaluation of thrombelastographic parameters and standard laboratory tests

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 538-543

  Ziegler, S ^a   Ortu, A ^a   Reale, C ^b   Proietti, R ^c   Mondello, E ^d   Tufano, R ^e   Di Benedetto, P ^f   Fanelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Prostatectomy, retropubic; Thromboelastography

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; FIBRINOGEN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSTATECTOMY; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 44449133169     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021508003852     Document Type: Article

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