conclusions hs in total thyroidectomy, reduces operating time, blood loss, postoperative pain, drainage volume, voice changes, and postoperative hypocalcemia, compared to conventional techniques. background traditional haemostatic techniques in total thyroidectomy may cause some damages to surrounding tissues. it is believed that these damages can be reduced using ultrasonic dissector devices l...

there are several etiologies for agitation and headache in the recovery room, including preoperative or intraoperative drug administrations, physical disorders such as painful surgical procedures, and finally, unusual consequences of some operations such as subarachnoid hemorrhage after orbital decompression, a disastrous complication that should be particularly considered whenever facing any s...

conclusions our study demonstrated the efficacy of rfviia in controlling postoperative bleeding in redo cardiac valve surgeries regarding subsequent blood loss and transfusion requirement; however, outcome results remains to be defined. results study groups showed no difference regarding baseline variables. three patients in rfviia group (16.67%) and 13 in placebo group (72.23%) received blood ...

purpose : to review the effectiveness and safety of perioperative injection of bevacizumab in vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (pdr) methods : a literature search of all english articles from the medline and scopus databases was performed. original articles, case reports and letters were included. results : nineteen, 3 and 5 studies reported preoperative, intraoperative and pos...

background and aim: postoperative hemorrhage is a common complication following coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) surgery. warming the patient may be effective on postoperative hemorrhage and blood transfusion. the main objective of this study was to determine the effect of postoperative active warming of the patient on hemorrhage and blood transfusion after off-pump cabg surgery. methods: th...

OBJECTIVES In this study, we aimed to determine the possible relationship between the indications for tonsillectomy in adult population and to estimate the incidence of postoperative hemorrhage. PATIENTS AND METHODS Medical records of 200 adult patients who underwent tonsillectomy between January 2003 and October 2008 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS The indications for adult tonsille...

PURPOSE We investigated risk factors affecting the onset of postoperative hemorrhage after tooth extraction in patients receiving oral antithrombotic therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 443 tooth extractions were performed in 382 patients. All extractions were performed while continuing conventional antithrombotic therapy, and local hemostatic measures were performed. RESULTS Among the...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the antiplatelet agent aspirin increases hemorrhagic risk in patients undergoing surgical resection of cutaneous head and neck lesions. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Regional referral center. Patients All cases of cutaneous head and neck lesions surgically resected during a 10-year period were included. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Outcome measures wer...