Preoperative screening for bleeding disorders: A comprehensive laboratory assessment of clinical practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with mild bleeding disorders are at risk of perioperative bleeding, but screening for these disorders remains challenging.

Objectives

We aimed to assess the prevalence of hemostatic abnormalities in patients with and without reported bleeding symptoms on a preoperative questionnaire, consisting of guideline-proposed questions, and appraised the diagnostic value of several screening modalities for the identification of patients with hemostatic abnormalities.

Methods

In this observational study, 240 patients with and 95 patients without bleeding symptoms on the preoperative questionnaire were included. Patients with known bleeding disorders, antithrombotic drugs, thrombocytopenia, and anemia were excluded. Preoperatively, all patients underwent elabo

SUBMITTER: Vries MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6178633 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature