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Article: New findings in von Willebrand disease described from University of Amsterdam.
- Article from:
- Blood Weekly
- Article date:
- August 27, 2009
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"A frequent complication of orthopaedic procedures is venous thromboembolism (VTE). Hyperglycaemia has been shown to activate the coagulation system and is associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality," scientists writing in the Netherlands Journal of Medicine report (see also Von Willebrand Disease).
"Therefore, we hypothesised that glucose levels increase during orthopaedic surgery and are associated with an activation of the coagulation system. Nine adult patients undergoing elective hip replacement were included. Venous blood samples were taken before, during and after surgery. Plasma glucose levels, factor VIII clotting activity (fVIII:c), von ...