Fibrinogen but not factor XIII deficiency is associated with bleeding after craniotomy
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Fibrinogen but not factor XIII deficiency is associated with bleeding after craniotomy.
BACKGROUND Postoperative haemorrhage in neurosurgery is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There is controversy whether or not factor XIII (FXIII) deficiency leads to bleeding complications after craniotomy. Decreased fibrinogen levels have been associated with an increased incidence of bleeding complications in cardiac and orthopaedic surgery. The aim of this study was to ass...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu133