Inherited Factor XII Deficiency—What Is the Real Concern for Neuroanesthesiologist: Bleeding or Clotting
Factor XII deficiency is a rare disorder that can complicate the perioperative management of a patient. Factor XII plays an important role in the activation of intrinsic pathway of coagulation; the deficiency, therefore, results in prolongation of activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). This a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2020-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1713559 |