[Secondary blood coagulation disturbances after severe head injuries (author's transl)].
The release of tissue thromboplastin after a severe brain injury can lead to a consumption coagulopathy. In a group of 83 patients with severe brain injury, platelet count, fibrinogen, prothrombin, partial thromboplastin time and thrombin time were investigated. The pathological laboratory findings in 14 were compatible with a consumption coagulopathy. These alterations were demonstrated during the first hours following trauma and represented an extra handicap for the patients who had to be treated surgically.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000032:analysis; D001792:Blood Platelets; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D005340:Fibrinogen
Sekundäre Störungen der Blutgerinnung bei schweren Schädelhirntraumen.