TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.37, sa.6, ss.345-350, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim: The exposure of blood to foreign surfaces during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) leads to an activation of the coagulation system. The goal of this study was to evaluate the levels of protein C and protein S, tissue-plasminogen activator (t-PA) and fibrinogen before, during and after CPB.