Publications by authors named "Dimitris Ntourakis"
Purposes: This study examines whether inherent patient-related risk factors (age, gender) modify the effect of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) upon the coagulation and fibrinolysis cascades.
Methods: This observational study included 119 low-risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) patients undergoing elective LC, without thromboprophylaxis. Pre-operatively and 24 h post-operatively we measured PT-INR, aPTT, FDP, d-dimer, and fibrinogen.