ADAMTS13 Comment on “Increased von Willebrand Factor to ADAMTS13 Ratio as a Predictor of Thrombotic Complications Following a Major Hepatectomy”

Kahn D, Krige JE. — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Control of bleeding is an essential requirement of surgery, and the risks of excessive bleeding are of major concern to surgeons. This is especially true for liver surgeons in view of the coagulopathy associated with the lack of essential clotting factors in patients with decompensated liver disease. However, it would now appear that the lack of certain factors produced by the liver may, in fact, also render the patient hypercoagulable.

JAMA Surgery: Surgical Cytokines Topic Collection

ADAMTS13 Comment on “Increased von Willebrand Factor to ADAMTS13 Ratio as a Predictor of Thrombotic Complications Following a Major Hepatectomy”