Footprints of coagulopathy

Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy: an Endogenous Precursor of Trauma-induced Coagulopathy

Recent findings Trauma causes an acute disruption of the equilibrium between all components of haemostasis (coagulation, anticoagulation, fibrinolysis, platelets and endothelium). In patients with a combination of severe tissue damage and systemic hypoperfusion, this will progress rapidly to an endogenous coagulopathy that is independently associated with worse outcomes. New discoveries of the ...

Frozen Footprints

Bibliometrics has the ambitious goal of measuring science. To this end, it exploits the way science is disseminated trough scientific publications and the resulting citation network of scientific papers. We survey the main historical contributions to the field, the most interesting bibliometric indicators, and the most popular bibliometric data sources. Moreover, we discuss distributions common...

Principles of perioperative coagulopathy.

Perioperative coagulopathy impacts on patient outcome by influencing final blood loss and transfusion requirements. The recognition of pre-existing disturbances and the basic understanding of the principles of and dynamic changes of haemostasis during surgery are pre-conditions for safe patient management. The newly developed cellular model of coagulation facilitates the understanding of coagul...

The Footprints of Dragons

Almost all our early ancestors believed the earth was inhabited, especially in unknown regions, by dragons. Where did they get such an idea? Did it stem from a universal human imagination? An inherited need or instinct? An inherited subconscious memory of dinosaurs? All these suggestions have been made, and taken seriously by groups of people. I believe dragons are the reflection, sometimes emb...

Footprints of Industry