Postoperative bleeding: coagulopathy, bleeding, hemothorax

Virginia R Litle; Scott J Swanson

doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2006.05.010

Postoperative bleeding: coagulopathy, bleeding, hemothorax

Thorac Surg Clin. 2006 Aug;16(3):203-7, v. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2006.05.010.

Authors

Virginia R Litle¹, Scott J Swanson

Affiliation

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1190 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA.

PMID: 17004547
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2006.05.010

Abstract

Several issues are involved in determining a patient's risk for postoperative hemorrhage and in managing this potential postoperative complication. The impact of minimally invasive procedures on the incidence of this complication is addressed in this article.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood Transfusion
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology*
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / therapy
Hemothorax / etiology*
Hemothorax / therapy
Humans
Intraoperative Care
Pneumonectomy / adverse effects*
Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology*
Postoperative Hemorrhage / therapy
Risk Factors
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / adverse effects