Anest. intenziv. Med. 2023;34(4):157-164 | DOI: 10.36290/aim.2023.050

Trauma-induced coagulopathy - pathophysiology, diagnostics and treatmentReview Article

Škola J.1-4, Černý V.5-8
1 Anesteziologicko­‑resuscitační oddělení, Fakultní nemocnice Bulovka, Praha
2 Oddělení urgentního příjmu, Fakultní nemocnice Bulovka, Praha
3 Katedra biomedicínské techniky, Fakulta biomedicínského inženýrství, České vysoké učení technické v Praze, Kladno
4 Univerzita Karlova, Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové, Hradec Králové
5 Klinika anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní medicíny, Univerzita Karlova, Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové
6 Klinika anesteziologie a resuscitace, Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, Univerzita Karlova, 3. lékařská fakulta, Praha
7 Dept. of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
8 Technická univerzita v Liberci

This narrative review article summarizes the contemporary view on the basic principles of pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of trauma-induced coagulopathy in patients with severe trauma.

Keywords: trauma, coagulopathy, fibrinogen.

Received: September 19, 2023; Revised: October 23, 2023; Accepted: October 25, 2023; Prepublished online: November 14, 2023; Published: December 15, 2023  Show citation

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