Kotovshchikova Method

The Kotovshchikov method (Kotovshchikova thrombotest, Kotovshchikov thrombotest) is a method developed by Russian physician Maria Alekseevna Kotovshchikova in the 1970s. This method is used to diagnose deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

The essence of the method is that a small incision is made on the patient's skin, from which a small amount of blood is extracted. This blood is then placed in a special tube containing reagents that detect the presence of certain substances in the blood, such as fibrin, D-dimer and others. If these substances are present in the blood, this may indicate the presence of thrombosis or thromboembolism.

The Kotovshchikov method is one of the most accurate and effective methods for diagnosing thrombosis and thromboembolism. It is widely used in clinical practice and allows you to quickly and accurately determine the presence of these diseases.

**Kotovshchikov** (**Kotovsky method**) is the most common method used to diagnose bleeding during childbirth, but has now become a completely outdated method, as it can give erroneous results when diagnosing bleeding in a woman in labor, in addition it requires significant effort on the part of the doctor, especially the obstetrician.