Video-assisted Thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for lung cancer does not induce a procoagulant state

Video-assisted Thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for lung cancer does not induce a procoagulant state

Abstract Background Changes in the coagulation system in patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer have been sparsely investigated and the impact of the surgical trauma on the coagulation system is largely unknown in these patients. An increased knowledge could potentially improve the thromboproph...

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Main Authors: Thomas Decker Christensen, Henrik Vad, Søren Pedersen, Peter B. Licht, Mads Nybo, Kåre Hornbech, Nora Elisabeth Zois, Anne-Mette Hvas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Thrombosis Journal
Subjects:
Venous thrombosis
Blood coagulation test
Blood coagulation
Lung neoplasm
Thoracic surgery
Video assisted
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12959-017-0152-2

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