Fibrinolytic activity following surgical operations

ABSTRACT

Fibrinolytic activity before and after different surgical procedures was studied in 100 patients during pre-and postoperative periods. Patients were 54 males and 46 females with an average age of 40 years. Twenty-seven and seventy-three patients were subjected to minor and major surgical procedures, respectively.Thirteen patients who underwent major operations developed deep venous thrombosis [DVT]. Fibrinolytic activity showed obvious depression [shut-down] 24 hours after the operation in major surgery group with a marked effect on the DVT patients