The coagulation and fibrinolytic properties of peritoneal and venous blood in patients with ruptured ectopic pregnancy
Abstract
The coagulation and fibrinolytic properties of peritoneal and venous blood were studied in ten African patients with ruptured ectopic pregnancy. The peritoneal blood showed marked depletion of coagulation factors and the level of fibrinfibrinogen degradation products (FDP) was grossly elevated. A slight but significant elevation of FDP was the only abnormality detectable in the venous blood. In the light of these findings the value and hazards of autotransfusion are discussed.
URI
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1973.tb16053.x/abstracthttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/91671
Citation
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Volume 80, Issue 8, pages 701–703, August 1973Publisher
University of Nairobi
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]