Two unusual cases of visual loss following severe non-surgical blood loss
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blood loss estimation using gauze visual analogue
objectives to develop a guide to estimate blood absorbed by surgical gauze. materials and methods a clinical experiment was conducted using aspirated blood and common surgical gauze to create a realistic amount of absorbed blood in the gauze. different percentages of staining were photographed to create an analogue for the amount of blood absorbed by the gauze. results a visual analogue scale w...
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BACKGROUND Estimating intraoperative blood loss can be a difficult task, especially when blood is mostly absorbed by gauze. In this study, we have provided an improved method for estimating blood absorbed by gauze. OBJECTIVES To develop a guide to estimate blood absorbed by surgical gauze. MATERIALS AND METHODS A clinical experiment was conducted using aspirated blood and common surgical ga...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0950-222X
DOI: 10.1038/sj/eye/6700094