Hemocoagulative Problems in the Critically Ill Patient

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Berlot, Giorgio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Emergency medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Emergency Medicine.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

Since the very beginning of critical care medicine, much attention has been paid to the risk of bleeding, but only recently the risk of thrombosis has been recognized in critical patients; in fact, current laboratory investigations aimed to monitor blood coagulation are more focused on the assessmen...