Open AccessBloodless (Liver) Surgery? The Anesthetist’s View
Author(s) -
Jan Hofland,
C. P. Henny
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
digestive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1421-9983
pISSN - 0253-4886
DOI - 10.1159/000103657
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , surgery , blood transfusion , donation , intensive care medicine , hemostatic agent , blood management , hemostasis , economics , economic growth
An increasing amount of literature concerning blood conservation, restrictive transfusion strategies, pharmacological manipulation of the hemostatic and fibrinolytic systems, minimal invasive surgery, local hemostatic agents and guidelines for blood transfusion, is being published each year. Is 'bloodless (liver) surgery' or rather minimization of perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirement necessary?
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