Pharmacological management of perioperative bleeding in cardiac surgery

Authors

  • Hossam Walley Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt
  • Magdi Yacoub Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt
  • Hesham Saad Aswan Heart Centre, Aswan, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21542/gcsp.2017.12

Abstract

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In spite of the growing discoveries in cardiac surgery, perioperative bleeding remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality. Around 50-60% of cardiac surgery patients receive blood transfusions, which are harmful and strongly associated with increased morbidity, mortality, hospital stay, and hospital cost. Patients taken back to the OR for re-exploration and control of bleeding after cardiac surgery, have a four-fold increase in the incidence of sternal infection and mortality.

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Published

2017-07-31

Issue

Vol. 2017 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Review articles

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