Fibrinogen as a therapeutic target for bleeding: a review of critical levels and replacement therapy

Fibrinogen plays a critical role in achieving and maintaining hemostasis and is fundamental to effective clot formation. There is increasing awareness of the important role of fibrinogen as a key target for the treatment and prevention of acquired bleeding. Fibrinogen is the first coagulation factor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 2014-05, Vol.54 (5), p.1389-1405
Hauptverfasser: Levy, Jerrold H., Welsby, Ian, Goodnough, Lawrence T.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Fibrinogen plays a critical role in achieving and maintaining hemostasis and is fundamental to effective clot formation. There is increasing awareness of the important role of fibrinogen as a key target for the treatment and prevention of acquired bleeding. Fibrinogen is the first coagulation factor to fall to critically low levels (
ISSN:0041-1132
1537-2995
DOI:10.1111/trf.12431