Does cigarette smoking increase risk of early morbidity after hepatic resection in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma?
Cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for the development of liver-related and infectious complications in patients undergoing partial hepatectomy for HCC, especially in those with liver cirrhosis.
TF is important in the formation of venous thrombi in the macrovasculature. However, TF expression by myeloid cells does not significantly contribute to venous thrombogenesis in this model.