Amputees at High Altitude: The Potentially Sticky Issue of Thrombophilia

High Alt Med Biol. 2018 Jun;19(2):211-212. doi: 10.1089/ham.2017.0165. Epub 2018 May 2.

Authors

Benjamin S Stacey¹, Lewis Fall¹, David Shearer¹, Martin Steggall¹, Ian W Williams², Michael H Lewis¹, Damian Miles Bailey¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales , Pontypridd, United Kingdom .
² 2 Department of Surgery, University Hospital Wales , Cardiff, United Kingdom .

PMID: 29717894
DOI: 10.1089/ham.2017.0165

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Altitude*
Amputation, Surgical / adverse effects*
Cold Injury / surgery*
Humans
Mountaineering / injuries
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Thrombophilia / etiology*