hemostasis and thrombosis center

comprehensive care for children with bleeding and clotting disorders

Dayton Children’s provides comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary care to children with bleeding and clotting disorders in our Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center. We follow a comprehensive care model, meaning that many people work together to keep you healthy. Your care team may include a nurse, hemotologist, social worker, genetic counselor, dietitian and physical therapist. They all work together to care for your medical care and support your emotional wellbeing.

what is the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center?

The Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center (HTC) is a federally funded organization that specializes in the treatment of patients with both bleeding and clotting disorders. We are one of the 130 centers in the national network, and treat over 1000 patients. The center is composed of a multidisciplinary team of people who work together to provide you and your family with the best care. Below are the specialty clinics that make up the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center:

• Adolescent gynecology and hematology combined clinic for women and girls with bleeding disorders
• Hemophilia comprehensive clinic
• Non-hemophilia comprehensive clinic for all other bleeding disorders besides hemophilia
• Additional clinic visits available for clotting patients

about bleeding and clotting disorders

The HTC treats patients with both bleeding and clotting disorders.

• Bleeding disorder: A bleeding disorder is a health condition that makes it harder for the body to stop bleeding. Usually, there are platelets and other factors in the blood that work together to clot and stop a person from bleeding. But in someone with a bleeding disorder, some of these parts may not be working properly, which makes it easier to bleed and harder to stop bleeding. A bleeding disorder may be passed down by your parents at birth or acquired through a genetic mutation.
• Clotting disorder: A clotting disorder is a health condition that impacts a person’s ability to control how their body forms a blood clot. This happens when there is an imbalance of the two molecules that usually help balance bleeding and clotting. The imbalance can result in blood clotting too easily or blood clots not dissolving normally. Clotting disorders can be inherited or acquired through a genetic mutation. 

genetic testing

Dayton Children’s offers genetic testing and counseling for families who want to know more about the genetic cause of their child’s hemophilia. We encourage female siblings to undergo genetic testing before they become sexually active, in order to determine whether they are at risk for passing on a genetic trait to their own children.

family support

The hemophilia clinic team offers families support and education to help them thrive. Our coagulation nurse provides families and patients with extensive training to help them learn how to infuse at home and educate and train school nurses and teachers about hemophilia.

We partner with the Southwestern Ohio Hemophilia Foundation to sponsor weekend retreats and other programs for families.

Also check out our family support resource directory for additional support.

resources and education

View our patient education resources to learn more about conditions we treat in the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center.

• Antiphospholipid syndrome
• Factor V Leiden
• Von Willebrand disease
• Prothrombin gene mutation or Factor II mutation
• Protein S deficiency
• Protein C deficiency
• Platelet function disorder 
• Factor VII deficiency
• Infusion center sheet
• Managing nosebleeds