title: Fibrinolysis and trauma.
abstract: Recent progress in animal and human research on the effect of trauma on the fibrinolytic system is reviewed. The normal balance between activating and inhibiting mechanisms is stressed. Some pathophysiological implications of trauma induced alterations in the fibrinolytic system are presented.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000097:blood; D012774:Shock, Traumatic / Q000097:blood; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D010960:Plasminogen Activators