Influence of factor XIII activity on post-operative transfusion in congenital cardiac surgery-A retrospective analysis.
Fabian B FahlbuschThomas HeinleinManfred RauhSven DittrichRobert CesnjevarJulia MoosmannJennifer NadalMatthias SchmidFrank MuenchMichael SchrothWolfgang RascherHans-Georg TopfPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Although essentially involved in wound healing and clotting after surgery, FXIII activity does not serve as a valid predictor of post-operative transfusion need.