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ABNORMAL BLEEDING AFTER PROSTATECTOMY ILLUSTRATIVE CASES AND REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT
Author(s) -
O'Sullivan E. F.,
Joyce J. G.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb103791.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , fibrinolysis , severe bleeding , disseminated intravascular coagulation , surgery , major bleeding , intensive care medicine , prostate , cancer , myocardial infarction
Persistent bleeding after prostatic surgery may be due to local vascular mechanisms or to disorders of hæmostasis. Four cases (examples of primary fibrinolysis, thrombocytopenia, disseminated intravascular coagulation and a circulating anticoagulant) are cited to illustrate the nature of such problems and the appropriate steps necessary to diagnose the defects in the hæmostatic process. The diagnosis and treatment of the common causes of abnormal post‐prostatectomy bleeding are discussed. A plan of management which allows appropriate therapy and early detection of less common causes of abnormal bleeding is suggested.