Heparinase-modified thromboelastography can result in a fibrinolytic pattern

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 864-865

  Durila, M ^a   Kalincik, T ^a   Cvachovec, K ^a   Filho, R ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b HOSPITAL PRÓ CARDÍACO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; HEPARIN LYASE; STREPTOKINASE;

BLOOD CLOT RETRACTION; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATHETER; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; SEPSIS; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEPARIN LYASE; HUMANS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 77954498032     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06441.x     Document Type: Letter

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