Conventional clotting factor concentrates have, until recently. been “of intermediate purity.” containing <1 % of the coagulation factor, and >99% extraneous plasma proteins such as fibrinogen, fibronectin. gamma globulins. and traces of many others. We report here the results of a new factor VIII concentrate that is purified from human plasma using a mouse monoclonal antibody to factor Vlll:vW...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used for medication-resistant and life-threatening mental disorders, and therefore it occupies an important position in psychiatric treatment. ECT reportedly increases intracranial pressure and is suspected of increasing the risk of intracranial hemorrhage, especially in patients with hemorrhagic diseases such as hemophilia. A decrease in or loss of blood coag...

patients with coagulation factor(s) deficiency who use coagulation therapy are susceptible to forming inhibitors against coagulation factor(s). in this survey we detected factor v and viii inhibitor in ten patients with combined deficiency of factors v and viii from north east of iran (khorassan province). it was revealed in our survey that eight patients had both factor v and factor viii inhib...

Clinicians, including anesthesiologists, surgeons, and intensivists, are frequently called on to correct coagulopathy in patients receiving oral anticoagulation therapy. Before elective surgery, anticoagulation reversal may be undertaken over several days by discontinuing warfarin or vitamin K treatment, but rapid correction is required in an emergency. European and American guidelines recommen...

Patients with coagulation factor(s) deficiency who use coagulation therapy are susceptible to forming inhibitors against coagulation factor(s). In this survey we detected factor V and VIII inhibitor in ten patients with combined deficiency of factors V and VIII from north east of Iran (Khorassan province). It was revealed in our survey that eight patients had both factor V and factor VIII i...

background: factor xiii (fxiii) is a heterotetramer composing two subunits including fxiii-a and fxiii-b. several common gene variations were observed in fxiii-a gene with obvious ethnic difference. this study assessed pattern of tyr204phe as a common fxiii-a gene variation among iranian population. materials and methods: this study was conducted on eighty iranian unrelated individuals. genotyp...

BACKGROUND Patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) are assumed to be at high risk of bleeding when undergoing any kind of invasive intervention (any kind of operation, including transplantation or minimally invasive interventions). Both bleeding and thrombosis are associated with a poor outcome. METHODS A selective literature research was conducted with the following key words: 'cirrhosi...

by a haematologist before any surgery or invasive procedure. † Patients with acute illnesses such as sepsis or conditions that can be associated with a coagulopathy such as chronic liver disease. † Patients on some anticoagulants. As anticoagulants, but not necessarily antiplatelet drugs, 18 are stopped before operation for elective surgery, coagulation testing should only be required for emerg...