Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents Thromb Haemost 1963; 10(01): 081-087DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1654765 Originalarbeiten — Original Article — Travaux Originaux Schattauer GmbH The Levels of the Plasma Coagulation Factors in the Post-Operative Period E Davidson M.B., M.R.C.P. * 1 Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge , S Tomlin 1 Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge› Author AffiliationsRecommend Article Abstract Buy Article Summary In the post-operative period the levels of factor I, VII—X, VIII, IX and X as well as the platelets are increased. In the immediate post-operative period there is a decrease in the levels of factors II and XI. The significance of these changes in relation to venous thrombosis is discussed. Full Text References References 1 Sevitt S. Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Amer. J. Med. 33: 703 1962; 2 Virchow R. Gesammelte Abhandlungen zur wissenschaftlichen Medizin. Von Meidinger Sohn u. Comp., Frankfurt a.M. 1856 3 Douglas A. S. Anticoagulant Therapy. Blackwell; Oxford: 1962: 64. 4 Loeliger A, Koller F. Behavior of factor VII and prothrombin in late pregnancy and in the newborn. Acta haemat. (Basel) 07: 157 1952; 5 Ratnoff O. D, Holland T. R. Coagulation components in normal and abnormal pregnancies. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 75: 626 1959; 6 Alexander B. Blood coagulation and thrombotic disease. Circulation 25: 872 1962; 7 Egeberg O. Changes in the coagulation system following major surgical operations. Acta med. scand. 171: 679 1962; 8 Davidson E, Tomlin S. The levels of the plasma coagulation factors following operations and childbirth. In press. J. clin. Path. 1963 9 Biggs Rosemary, Macfarlane R. G. Human Blood Coagulation and its Disorders. Blackwell; Oxford: 1962 10 Davidson E, Tomlin S. Platelet counts estimated from platelet rich plasma. Acta haemat. (Basel) 28: 113 1962; 11 Davidson E, Howard A. N, Gresham G. A. The nature of the coagulation defect in rats fed diets which produce thrombosis or experimental atherosclerosis. Brit. J. exp. Path. 43: 166 1962; 12 Fisher L. M, Kupfer H. G, Kagan E. Coagulation changes induced in rats fed a thrombogenic diet. Fed. Proc. 21: 59 1962; 13 Merskey C, Wohl H, Oka M. Effect of atherogenic diet on coagulation and fibrinolysis in the rat. Fed. Proc. 21: 58 1962; 14 Crane C. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. New Engl. J. Med. 257: 147 1957; 15 Chalmers D. G, Marks J, Botomley J. E, Lloyd O. Post-operative prophylactic anticoagulants. Lancet II: 220 1960; 16 Sise H. S, Gauthier J, Becker R, Bolger J. Blood coagulation factors in total body irradiation. Blood 18: 702 1961; 17 Wessler S. Thrombosis in the presence of vascular stasis. Amer. J. Med. 33: 648 1962;
