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Two studies (Gerlach et al. 2000; Gerlach et al. 2002) described the impact of factor XIII on the risk of prospective hemorrhage for patients undergoing craniotomy. Since then, factor XIII is measured and substituted in various centers. Few reports support the idea of factor XIII being involved in the formation of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. In this prospective observational study, patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors or vascular lesions are investigated concerning the incidence of postoperative pulmonary embolism in respect of possible risk factors (factor XIII activity levels, standard coagulation parameters, tumor entity, blood loss).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with low Factor XIII | Postoperative occurence of pulmonary embolism in patients scheduled to undergo a neurosurgical procedure with laboratory-confirmed low levels of Factor XIII |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Incidence of pulmonary embolisms following Factor XIII substitution | 38 months |
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Neurosurgical patients with a postoperative occurence of pulmonary embolism in with laboratory-confirmed preoperatively low levels of Factor XIII
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Grau, Dr. | Contact | +4989/7095-0 | stefan.grau@med.uni-muenchen.de |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Stefan Grau, Dr. | Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Neurosurgery, LMU | Recruiting | Munich | Bavaria | 81377 | Germany |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001932 | Brain Neoplasms |
| D005177 | Factor XIII Deficiency |
| D011655 | Pulmonary Embolism |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D016543 | Central Nervous System Neoplasms |
| D009423 | Nervous System Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| D001927 |
| Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D025861 | Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited |
| D001778 | Blood Coagulation Disorders |
| D006402 | Hematologic Diseases |
| D006425 | Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases |
| D020147 | Coagulation Protein Disorders |
| D006474 | Hemorrhagic Disorders |
| D030342 | Genetic Diseases, Inborn |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D004617 | Embolism |
| D016769 | Embolism and Thrombosis |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |