Post - tonsillectomy bleeding - Beware ( Part II )
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Care must be taken with the type of IV fluid used to replace this degree of blood loss, as hyponatraemia is possible if glucose-saline fluids are used. Blood transfusion is needed in less than 0.1% of children. This low use of blood is not surprising because if normovolaemia is maintained with asanguineous fluid, nearly half of a child's blood volume can be lost before the haemoglobin reaches 70 g/L. The dose of induction agents should take into account the possibility of unrecognised hypovolaemia.
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