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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Main Authors: Mouleeswaran Sundaram, Sonia Bansal, Rohini M. Surve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020-06-01
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