[Rheological properties of the blood in patients with chest and abdominal injuries in the postoperative period].

Examinations made in 30 patients with a trauma of the chest and abdomen have shown the alterations in blood rheology resulting from the trauma and blood loss to be persistent and often to make progress in the postoperative period. In purulent complications there appear secondary alterations of blood rheology which acquire a lingering character. The syndrome of decreased viscosity of blood is a dangerous disturbance of microcirculation since it is due to the activation of blood cell structures against the background of elevated utilization of hemostasis factors and requires a purposeful therapy.