Prevalence of Coagulation Factors Deficiency among Young Adults in Saudi Arabia: A National Survey.

ABSTRACT: Introduction  Inherited bleeding disorders vary in prevalence due to genetic disparity and ethnicity. Little is known about the prevalence of coagulation factor deficiency and bleeding disorders in middle-eastern population. Methods  Young Saudi adults with at least one positive bleeding symptom reported in semi-structured validated condensed MCMDM-1vWD questionnaire were tested for complete blood count, routine and special coagulation tests, serum ferritin level, and capillary zone electrophoresis. After initial testing, those with prolonged prothrombin time (PT) or activated prothrombin time (APTT) had further testing to evaluate coagulation factors level. Platelet function was tested through platelet function analyzer (PFA)-100, and multiplate aggregometer (MEA) on patient

SUBMITTER: AlSaleh KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7758154 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature