Study of three platelet function tests in young adults living in a high altitude city (Cusco, 3399 masl)

• Autor: Mendoza, Yanet
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/16414
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/16414
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

Introduction. The variation of hemoglobin in height has been widely studied; to a lesser extent, coagulation in height has been studied. Objective. Determine the values of platelet function tests in residents of a city at high altitude. Methods. An observational study was conducted on 372 university students aged 17 to 29 years, clinically healthy, using non-automated tests. Results. The platelet count had a median of 320000 platelets/mm3. The bleeding time in capillary blood had a median of 1 minute and 30 seconds. 96,8% had retraction of the clot in venous blood. The coagulation time in venous blood had a median of 2 minutes. Conclusion. The assessment of haemostasis in high-altitude residents does not differ from that reported in residents at other altitudes.