Open AccessWhole blood viscosity issues VI: Association with blood salicylate level and gastrointestinal bleeding
Author(s) -
Ezekiel Uba Nwose,
Nathan Cann
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4297/najms.2010.2457
Subject(s) - medicine , contraindication , blood viscosity , aspirin , whole blood , hyperviscosity , hematocrit , blood stasis , gastroenterology , physiology , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine
This series on whole blood viscosity issues has been trying to elucidate the sensitivity, specificity and usefulness of the laboratory parameter in clinical practice. The postulation has been that since antiplatelet is used in the management of stasis, of which blood viscosity is an index, the latter would be useful laboratory indication and/or contraindication.