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Local Hemostatic Agents (and Techniques)
Author(s) -
Evans B E
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1984.tb02594.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemostatic agent , coagulopathy , oral cavity , intensive care medicine , coagulation , coagulation disorder , hemostatics , surgery , oral surgery , hemostasis , dentistry
Historically, control of bleeding in the mouth has been a challenge to oral surgeons who treat patients with acquired, idiopathic and congenital bleeding disorders. This discussion focuses on the local measures currently utilized to control bleeding in the oral cavity. It is the author's contention that the use of adjunctive local measures can make dental surgery safe for patients suffering from platelet dysfunction and from coagulation disorders, and safe as well for those patients with inhibitors to the usual corrective measures for their congenital coagulopathy. Different techniques and agents have different property characteristics, but when judiciously utilized the practitioner can derive tremendous benefit from them for the bleeding patient.