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Introduction
One of the most critical issues in contemporary surgery remains the management of operative bleeding. Basic aspects of surgical hemostasis cross all disciplines of surgical care, where both technical ...
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Jeffrey H. Lawson
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Tissue factor in thrombosis and hemorrhage
The research aims of our laboratory are to provide a realistic description of biologic processes involved in protection from hemorrhage and the evolution of thrombosis. To evaluate these processes, we...
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Saulius Butenas,
Thomas Orfeo,
Kathleen E. Brummel-Ziedins,
Kenneth G. Mann
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S2-S14
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Blood donors and the challenges in supplying blood products and factor concentrates
Voluntary blood donors are the source of all red cell, platelet, and unprocessed plasma products used in clinical medicine. Paid donors provide most of the raw plasma used in commercially processed pl...
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Ann B. Zimrin,
John R. Hess
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Financial and clinical outcomes associated with surgical bleeding complications
Anemia and bleeding are major sources of morbidity and mortality for a broad range of patients, and transfusion is the mainstay of treatment for the consequences of bleeding. The current literature ra...
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Aryeh Shander
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Management of hemostasis in vascular surgery
The fate of the circulatory system in response to vascular injury is governed by a series of complex biochemical reactions involving cellular elements and plasma proteins. Alteration of this hemostati...
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Brian R. Untch,
Joseph W. Turek,
Roberto J. Manson,
Jeffrey H. Lawson
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Active and Mechanical Hemostatic Agents
Mechanical and active topical sealant and hemostatic agents are now available in several different forms. These agents have utility in a variety of settings as adjuncts to the control of surgical blee...
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William D. Spotnitz
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Hemostasis and hemostatic agents in minimally invasive surgery
As minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has grown in scope and complexity, new challenges have been introduced along the way, including the need for endoscopic hemostatic techniques. Traditional electrica...
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Roger A. de la Torre,
Sharon L. Bachman,
Andrew A. Wheeler,
Kevin N. Bartow,
J. Stephen Scott
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Hemostasis in minimally invasive liver surgery
Two cases are reviewed here that highlight the utility of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques in major surgery procedures involving the liver. They also demonstrate specific operative procedur...
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Mark L. Saxton
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The use of fibrin sealant in burn operations
The surgical technique of early excision and grafting has revolutionized the care of severe burns but can be associated with major surgical bleeding. The use of tourniquet exsanguination to prepare li...
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Kevin Foster
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Update on hemostasis: neurosurgery
Achieving and maintaining hemostasis in neurosurgical procedures is critical to the outcome. After trauma to the brain, a cascade of events initiated by tissue factor (TF) or thromboplastin results in...
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Gerald A. Grant
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Hemostasis in Operation Iraqi Freedom III
Major medical advances occur during wartime because of the presence of a high concentration of overwhelming casualties and the resulting requirement for innovative solutions. Examples of these advance...
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Martin A. Schreiber,
Brandon Tieu
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Transfusion triggers
The decision to transfuse a patient is not always clear and straightforward, particularly because no single number, neither extraction ratio nor hemoglobin level, can serve as an absolute indicator of...
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Lawrence Tim Goodnough
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The anticoagulated patient: Strategies for effective blood loss management
Anticoagulant therapy is challenging to modern surgical practice because it complicates risks of bleeding and the need for allogeneic blood transfusions. In an aging population, there is extensive use...
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Jerrold H. Levy,
Kenichi A. Tanaka
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Treatment of bleeding in the urban battlefield
Urban trauma centers care for horribly injured patients using an array of tools for hemostasis and stabilization. Over the last 20 years, damage control operative therapy, an approach that emphasizes ...
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Grant Bochicchio
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