Fibrinolytic System Changes in Liver Surgery: A Pilot Observational Study

Introduction: Bleeding occurs frequently in liver surgery. Unbalance between tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) concentrations might increase bleeding. Our aim was to analyze perioperative fibrinolytic changes during liver surgery.Materials and Methods:...

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Main Authors: Agnese Ozolina, Janis Nemme, Arturs Ozolins, Lars J. Bjertnæs, Indulis Vanags, Janis Gardovskis, Ludmila Viksna, Angelika Krumina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00253/full