Coagulation defects in experimental hepatic injury in the dog.
Alteration in activity of blood coagulation factors in dogs with acute hepatic injury caused by oral carbon tetrachloride dosing was studied. Coagulation Factors II, VII and IX were dramatically reduced within 48 hours but recovered to normal in the next five days. Because surgery is rarely performed on dogs with hepatic necrosis, the use of fresh whole blood tranfusion to improve the coagulation defect in hepatic injury was also studied. Transfusion was found to have only a temporary beneficial effect.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004285:Dogs; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000293:injuries*; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000187:drug effects
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors