Open AccessSurgery in Patients with Congenital Disorders of Blood Coagulation
Author(s) -
John N. Krieger,
M. W. Hilgartner,
S. Frank Redo
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197703000-00007
Subject(s) - medicine , hemostasis , surgery , coagulation , coagulation disorder , incidence (geometry) , coagulation testing , physics , optics
Surgical procedures on patients with congenital disorders of blood coagulation can be performed with a high degree of confidence and an acceptable incidence of complications. During the period 1960-1975, 42 patients with congenital disorders of blood coagulation underwent 94 operative procedures at the New York Hopital-Cornell Medical Center. The coagulation defect was diagnosed preoperatively, in nearly all patients. Careful hematologic management, including specific factor replacement, is essential. The importance of meticulous hemostasis at surgery and careful monitoring of blood coagulation in the postoperative period is strongly emphasized.