Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Physiology | Haemostasis and Coagulation

Haemostasis and Coagulation
Session overview
Description
This session describes the current concepts of normal coagulation, up to the formation of a fibrin clot.

Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe the components of blood and the vessels important in haemostasis in a steady state
• Explain the recruitment of platelets to the vessel wall and the formation of a platelet plug
• Explain both the initiation of coagulation through activation of coagulation factors by tissue factor and platelet plug formation
• Describe the stabilization of the platelet plug by fibrin formation

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should:

• Have knowledge of basic enzyme reactions, cofactors and enzyme system amplification