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Research from University of Erlangen provides new data about life sciences

Published in Blood Weekly, March 26th, 2009

"Factor XIII deficiency is a rare inherited bleeding disorder that is often difficult to diagnose. As there are no standard screening tests established patients with Factor XIII deficiency are not correctly identified," scientists in Erlangen, Germany report.

"Especially postoperative bleeding and haemorrhage after difficult plastic reconstructive operations Such as free flap transfer may lead the plastic surgeon to the wrong diagnosis. This again leads to the wrong indication Such as revision with the aim to find a surgical origin of bleeding. Instead a haernatological deficiency such as Factor XIII is the reason for acute postoperative bleeding and haemorrhage. We...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-03-26)

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