Blood Loss During Cardiac Surgery Reduced By Antifibrinolytic Drugs

The amount of blood loss that occurs during major complex surgery is limited by the body’s ability to form blood clots. These close off small vessels and prevent more blood leaking out of the patient’s circulatory system. One problem is that the body also has mechanisms that break down blood clots. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Blood on October 20th, 2007