Coagulation and fibrinolytic activity of lymph in various pathological conditions (review of own and literature data)

Abstract

The review presents information by the author and his collaborators, as well as literature data on the coagulation of lymph in blood loss, convulsive syndrome, trauma, crush syndrome, burns, injections of thrombin and heparin, an experimental thrombosis and other pathological conditions. It is shown that the coagulation of lymph in the development of pathological conditions in tissues may outpace changes observed in the blood. We present evidence that dissolution of fibrin clots in the lymph tissue if damaged, is many times faster than in the blood.