Pathophysiology of Coagulopathy Induced by Traumatic Brain Injury Is Identical to That of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation With Hyperfibrinolysis

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI)-associated coagulopathy is a widely recognized risk factor for secondary brain damage and contributes to poor clinical outcomes. Various theories, including disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), have been proposed regarding its pathomechanisms; no con...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Wada, Atsushi Shiraishi, Satoshi Gando, Kazuma Yamakawa, Seitaro Fujishima, Daizoh Saitoh, Shigeki Kushimoto, Hiroshi Ogura, Toshikazu Abe, Toshihiko Mayumi, Junichi Sasaki, Joji Kotani, Naoshi Takeyama, Ryosuke Tsuruta, Kiyotsugu Takuma, Shin-ichiro Shiraishi, Yasukazu Shiino, Taka-aki Nakada, Kohji Okamoto, Yuichiro Sakamoto, Akiyoshi Hagiwara, Satoshi Fujimi, Yutaka Umemura, Yasuhiro Otomo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.767637/full