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Alfonso Ortiz
Researcher at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Publications - 2
Citations - 20
Alfonso Ortiz is an academic researcher from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thoracostomy & Partial thromboplastin time. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 17 citations. Previous affiliations of Alfonso Ortiz include University of Texas at San Antonio.
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A small amount can make a difference: a prospective human study of the paradoxical coagulation characteristics of hemothorax
W. Zachary Smith,Hannah B. Harrison,Marc A. Salhanick,Russell A. Higgins,Alfonso Ortiz,John D. Olson,Martin G. Schwacha,Chantal R. Harrison,Jayson D. Aydelotte,Ronald M. Stewart,Daniel L. Dent +10 more
TL;DR: An evacuated hemothorax does not vary in composition significantly with time and is incoagulable alone, and Mixing studies with hemothsorax plasma increased coagulation, raising safety concerns.
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An experimental model of hemothorax autotransfusion: Impact on coagulation
Hannah B. Harrison,William Zachary Smith,Marc A. Salhanick,Russell A. Higgins,Alfonso Ortiz,John D. Olson,Martin G. Schwacha,Chantal R. Harrison,Jayson D. Aydelotte,Ronald M. Stewart,Daniel L. Dent +10 more
TL;DR: It is hypothesized that when HTX is mixed with a patient's own plasma, the mixture will demonstrate hypercoagulability, and autotransfusion of HTX would likely produce a hyper coagulable state in vivo, and should be used in place of other blood products to resuscitate a trauma patient.