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THE COAGULATION AND FIBRINOLYTIC PROPERTIES OF PERITONEAL AND VENOUS BLOOD IN PATIENTS WITH RUPTURED ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Carty M. J.,
Barr R. D.,
Ouoel
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1973.tb16053.x
Subject(s) - medicine , autotransfusion , coagulation , venous blood , ectopic pregnancy , surgery , pregnancy , cardiology , blood transfusion , biology , genetics
Summary The coagulation and fibrinolytic properties of peritoneal and venous blood were studied in ten African patients with ruptured ectopic pregnancy. The peritoneal blood showed marked depletion of coagulation factors and the level of fibrinfibrinogen degradation products (FDP) was grossly elevated. A slight but significant elevation of FDP was the only abnormality detectable in the venous blood. In the light of these findings the value and hazards of autotransfusion are discussed.