TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Hemostasis and Hemotherapy
A1  - Hall, Stanley M.
A1  - McDonough, Kathleen H.
A2  - Levitzky, Michael
A2  - McDonough, Kathleen
A2  - Kaye, Alan David
A2  - Hall, Stanley
Y1  - 2021
N1  - 
T2  - Clinical Physiology in Anesthetic Practice
AB  - Hemostasis  is  the  process  of  preventing  the  loss  of  blood  when  a  blood  vessel  is  injured.  The  platelets  or  thrombocytes,  as  discussed  in  the  previous  chapter,  play  an  integral  role  in  hemostasis  when  they  are  activated  and  begin  clustering  together  or  aggregating.  In  addition,  vasoconstriction  of  the  injured  blood  vessel  decreases  blood  flow  through  the  injured  site  such  that  a  clot  can  form  and  not  be  dislodged.  Vasoconstriction  also  decreases  the  amount  of  blood  that  could  leak  from  the  injured  vessel.  The  final  step  in  hemostasis  is  the  formation  of  a  permanent  clot  through  activation  of  the  multistep  clotting  mechanisms  involving  the  formation  of  interwoven  fibrin  plugs  which  trap  platelets  and  blood  cells.  Eventually  scar  formation  and  endothelialization  will  permanently  repair  the  vessel  and  the  clot  will  be  reabsorbed.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175534032
ER  -