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Efficacy and safety of antifibrinolytics in oncological surgery: a systematic r...
Sampaio,Aline Menezes; Guimarães,Gabriel Magalhães Nunes; Medeiros,Germano Pinheiro; Damasceno,Germana Medeiros Mendes; Silva,Ricardo Martins de AbreuAbstract Background and objectives: The administration of antifibrinolytics has been shown to be effective in reducing blood loss and the need for transfusions in surgeries. However, few studies have evaluated these drugs in cancer surgery. The objective was to review the efficacy and safety of the treatment with antifibrinolytics in patients who underwent oncologic surgeries. Contents: An electronic bibliograp...
Monitoring of coagulation by intraoperative thromboelastometry of liver transpl...
Nascimento,José Carlos Rodrigues; Marinho,David Silveira; Escalante,Rodrigo Dornfeld; Pereira Junior,Bodiyabaduge Emmanuel M. DayaAbstract Introduction: Advanced hepatic disease may - in addition to the widely recognized hemorrhagic complications - occur with thrombotic events. We describe the case of a cirrhotic patient taking warfarin and whose coagulation management during liver transplantation was guided by thromboelastometry (ROTEM®). Case report: A 56 year-old male patient diagnosed with alcohol cirrhosis using warfarin (2.5 mg.day−...