Postoperative and postpartum thrombosis and embolism. Jaschke and Schumacher (Arch. f. Gyn., Bd. 129, H. 3)

When discussing the etiology of postoperative and postpartum thrombosis, the authors note a number of conditions favorable to their occurrence. As a necessary condition is the slowing of blood flow, one of the most frequent causes of which is cardiac muscle insufficiency. To what extent vascular wall changes are necessary in this case remains unclear.