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Immunology
Serum acute phase protein concentrations studied after hysterectomy
September 22nd, 2005
Serum acute phase protein concentrations after hysterectomy with and without low-molecular-weight heparin thrombosis prophylaxis were recently reported. According to a study from Poland, "Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is recommended for venous thrombosis prophylaxis. There are several lines of evidence that heparins exhibit anti-inflammatory properties in addition to their anticoagulant activity." "Therefore, we decided to estimate the concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) and haptoglobin, as acute-phase proteins, in the blood serum of patients who underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with and without the LMWH administration. Forty-two...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-22)
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