Publications by authors named "Belinda V Arutunyan"
Article Synopsis
- Umbilical cord blood's use in hemostasis testing for newborns is under-researched, leading to this study aimed at evaluating its applicability compared to venous blood samples.
- The study involved 187 newborns and found that umbilical cord blood exhibited a hypocoagulable shift in clotting times and fibrinogen levels, while thromboelastometry and thrombodynamics showed a hypercoagulable shift in newborn blood.
- The differences in hemostatic parameters highlight that newborns have distinct coagulation profiles compared to adults, with implications for understanding their physiological and pathological hemostatic features.
