Thrombin generation and platelet activation in cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy - A prospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal peroperative chemotherapy (HIPEC), indicated for patients with peritoneal metastases from digestive or gynecological malignancies alike, demonstrates a considerable impact on hemostatic metabolism, both on platel...

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Main Authors: Sven Van Poucke, Dana Huskens, Kurt Van der Speeten, Mark Roest, Bart Lauwereins, Ming-Hua Zheng, Seppe Dehaene, Joris Penders, Abraham Marcus, Marcus Lancé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6013150?pdf=render