Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: A total of 1264 patients who underwent intracranial operations were reviewed retrospectively. Standard coagulation parameters were monitored during the perioperative course in all patients. Factor XIII testing was performed postoperatively in 34 patients in whom coagulopathies were suspected despite normal platelets, fibrinogen, prothrombin, and partial thromboplastin time. Data were analyzed to evaluate the association of Factor XIII deficiency and major postoperative hemorrhage. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | R Gerlach, A Raabe, M Zimmermann, A Siegemund, V Seifert |
Journal | Surgical neurology
(Surg Neurol)
Vol. 54
Issue 3
Pg. 260-4; discussion 264-5
(Sep 2000)
ISSN: 0090-3019 [Print] United States |
PMID | 11118574
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Brain Neoplasms
(surgery)
- Factor XIII Deficiency
(complications)
- Female
- Hematoma
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Humans
- Intracranial Hemorrhages
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neurosurgical Procedures
(methods)
- Postoperative Hemorrhage
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Retrospective Studies
- Time Factors
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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