The complex interplay between coagulation and inflammation significantly impacts tissue and wound repair processes, which are critical in both acute and ...

Clotting is initiated by two processes or pathways - a slower but larger intrinsic pathway (contact activation pathway) or a very rapid extrinsic pathway (tissue factor pathway) - which lead to ...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a bleeding disorder characterized by two seemingly opposite conditions. As a caregiver in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), it is not uncommon to ...

When injured, endothelial cells permit granulocytes and plasma constituents to enter inflamed tissue, which may lead to organ damage. Endothelial cell inflammation causes vasodilation through the ...