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Association between high d-dimer plasma levels and haematoma – case report

Irena Mihić-Lasan ; Department for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Penavić ; Department for Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Krunoslava Sorić ; Department of Radiology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Marija Skoko ; Department for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Jelena Culej ; Department for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Tiha Vučemilo ; Department for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Deana Šturm ; Department for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The presence of haematoma in patients after surgery is associated with increased plasmatic fibrinolytic activity. D-dimer is a specific marker of coagulation activation and fibrinolysis and, therefore, an indirect marker of thrombotic activity. The present case report was designed based on a significant increase in circulating D-dimer levels that were found in a patient with postoperative haematoma (after prosthetic umbilical hernia repair). The postoperative observation of D-dimer values showed a correlation between D-dimer level decrease and objective haematoma regression with ultrasonography.

Keywords

D-dimer; haematoma; hernia

Hrčak ID:

275906

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/275906

Publication date:

25.11.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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