Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Franz, RC
MMed(Chir)(Pret) MD(HC) - Professor
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 354 2096
Fax number: 012 354 2094
E-mail address: carl.franz@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Thrombosis and haemostasis: Thrombophilia
Thrombosis and haemostasis: Surgical bleeding (haemostatic failure)
Wound healing: Platelet growth factor
Thyroid surgery
Fibrinogen Pretoria: A clinical, biochemical and electron microscopical study
Scanning electron Microscopy of platelet networks
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Pretorius E, Bronkhorst PDT, Briedenhann SE, Smit E, Franz RC: 2009. Comparisons of the fibrin networks during pregnancy, non-pregnancy and pregnancy during dysfibrinogenaemia using the scanning electron microscope. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, 20 (1) / Jan, pp 12-16.
Pretorius E, Smit E, Oberholzer HM, Steyn E, Briedenhann SE, Franz RC: 2009. Investigating the ultrastructure of platelets of HIV patients treated with the immuno-regulator, Canova: A qualitative scanning electron microscopy study. Histology and Histopathology, 24, pp 399-405.
Pretorius E, Bornman MS, Reif S, Oberholzer HM, Franz RC: 2009. Ultrastructural changes of platelet aggregates and fibrin networks in a patient with renal clear cell adenocarcinoma: A scanning electron microscopy study. Microscopy Research and Technique, 72, pp 679-683.
Franz RC: 2009. ROTEM analysis: A significant advance in the field of rotational thrombelastography. South African Journal of Surgery, 47 (1) / Feb, pp 2-6, Full Text
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