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Prolongated Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) in Pediatric Patients before Surgery-Crying Wolf: Lupus (Anticoagulant) Does Not Always Threaten Children.
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Journal of clinical medicine [J Clin Med] 2024 Mar 06; Vol. 13 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 06. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- A prolonged preoperatory aPTT in children is often the cause of a delay of scheduled surgeries and the repetition of multiple blood tests, with the consequent wasting of resources and significant discomfort for children and parents. The aim of this review is to analyze the situations in which an isolated prolongation of aPTT is found during preoperative evaluation in children, especially when it is due to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies, providing the readers with the keys to interpret this situation and the possibility to correctly evaluate the hemorrhagic risk of a patient.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2077-0383
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38592340
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13051510