Alterations in plasma antithrombin III following total hip replacement and elective cholecystectomy.
Antithrombin III activity and immunoreactive antithrombin III was determined in 31 patients before elective surgery and 3 h, 1, 3 and 7 d after. The values fell about 10--20% from 3 h to 3 d, but had returned to preoperative levels by the seventh day. A fall to 40% was seen. The fall in activity was a little smaller than the fall in immunoreactive protein.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000990:Antithrombin III / Q000032:analysis*; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology
D000990:Antithrombin III