Thromb Haemost 1963; 09(01): 202-210
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1654974
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Fibrinolysis in the Pleural Cavity After Pnlmonary Resection

C. L Zaman M. D.
1   Sanatorium “Berg en Bosch”, Bilthoven, and from the Clotting Department of the Central Laboratory of the Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusions Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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21 June 2018 (online)

Summary

An analysis of the fibrinolytic properties of the pleural exsudate after pulmonary resection revealed that the exsudate contained an excess of an activator of plasminogen during the first 4 hours after completion of the operation. This activator was still present in appreciable amounts until about 20 hours after the resection. The activator possessed the thermostability of tissue activator and was probably released from freshly traumatized tissue.