Management of prekallikrein deficiency during cardiac surgery

Stephane L. Eeckhoudt; Mona Momeni; Amine Matta; Dominique Latinne; Jef Arnout; Cédric Hermans

doi:10.1160/TH09-09-0673

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2010; 103(04): 866-867
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-09-0673

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Management of prekallikrein deficiency during cardiac surgery

Authors

Stephane L. Eeckhoudt

¹Unité d’Hémostase-Thrombose, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Mona Momeni

¹Unité d’Hémostase-Thrombose, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Amine Matta

²Département d’anesthésiologie, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Dominique Latinne

¹Unité d’Hémostase-Thrombose, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium
Jef Arnout

³Bloedings en Vaatziekten, U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Cédric Hermans

¹Unité d’Hémostase-Thrombose, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium

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