RT Book, Section A1 Radulescu, Vlad Calin A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B. A2 Chiang, Vincent W. SR Print(0) ID 1146117912 T1 Disorders of Coagulation and Thrombosis T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071829281 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146117912 RD 2024/03/19 AB Blood leaks or vascular occlusions may compromise blood delivery with potentially fatal consequences. The role of the hemostatic system is to maintain blood fluidity and to stop leaks once the vessel wall is damaged. It is a dynamic system maintained by a balance of factors that promote and factors that inhibit clotting. Disruption of this equilibrium leads to either bleeding or thrombotic complications.