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Prospective Study on the Impact of the Use of Human Fibrin Sealant free of Clot-Stabilizing Agents in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Abstract Objective The present study aimed to evaluate the results of the intraoperative topical use of a human fibrin sealant free of clot-stabilizing agents in total knee arthroplasties (TKAs), looking for differences between groups regarding blood loss, transfusion requirement, length of hospital st...

Can the combination of internal iliac temporary occlusion and uterine artery embolization reduce bleeding and the need for intraoperative blood transfusion in cases of invasive placentation?

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: Women with invasive placentation (IP) are at high risk of life-threatening hemorrhage. In the last two decades, less invasive surgical approaches combined with endovascular procedures have proven to be safe. Most case series describe the use of temporary balloon occlusion and embolization, ei...

Blood orders and predictors for hemotransfusion in elective femur fracture repair surgery

ABSTRACT Objective: to estimate the incidence of red blood cell concentrate orders in elective femur fracture repair surgeries and to identify predictors for hemotranfusion. Method: retrospective cohort study conducted with 271 patients submitted to femur fracture repair surgery between July 2013 and J...

Revisão sistemática da profilaxia para tromboembolismo venoso após artroplastia do joelho: enoxaparina versus rivaroxabana

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 46 (2), 2019
RESUMO A artroplastia total do joelho é um procedimento eletivo, realizado em indivíduos relativamente saudáveis. Porém, devido ao risco inerente de tromboembolismo venoso, são utilizados fármacos para sua profilaxia. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi conduzir uma revisão sistemática da literat...

Risk of bleeding complications in percutaneous biliary drainage: the paradox of the normal hemostasis

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 32 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Percutaneous biliary drainage is a safe procedure. The risk of bleeding complications is acceptable. Frequently, patients with biliary obstructions usually have coagulation disorders thus increasing risk of bleeding. For this reason, patients should always fit the parameters of he...

Efecto del uso intraoperatorio de corticoides en dosis bajas en pacientes sometidos a resección hepática mayor con maniobra de Pringle

Rev. chil. cir; 70 (6), 2018
Introducción: Las resecciones hepáticas mayores pueden presentar una alta morbimortalidad en relación al sangrado intraoperatorio. La utilización de la maniobra de Pringle permite disminuir esta complicación a costa de un daño por isquemia-reperfusión. Una estrategia para minimizarla es el uso de ...

Act values after neutralization lower than pre-heparinization act leads to lower operative times, bleeding, and post-operative transfusions in cabg pa

Abstract Objective: To evaluate if lower activated coagulation time (ACT) value after neutralization than preoperative ACT value was effective in reducing bleeding, operative times, and post-operative transfusions in patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: Retrospective sele...

Características posoperatorias de la faringoplastia combinada con amigdalectomía en comparación con la amigdalectomía en niños con síndrome obstructivo de apnea del sueño

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (5), 2018
Objetivo. Identificar las ventajas posoperatorias de la amigdalectomía en conjunto con la faringoplastia en comparación con la amigdalectomía sola en niños con apnea obstructiva del sueño. Métodos. En un estudio prospectivo observacional, los pacientes que cumplían con los criterios del estudio fu...

A aplicação da profundidade de dissecção da submucosa gástrica na avaliação do aprendizado em ESD: um estudo experimental

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a complex endoscopic procedure, with high rates of adverse events and technical difficulties. To overcome that problem, many training centers published the importance of animal models for skill acquirement in ESD. However, no study has used...