Major and Minor Classifications for Surgery in People With Hemophilia: A Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Agents that control bleeding and the usage of bypassing agents have made surgery an option to consider in people with hemophilia. However, the lack of consistent definitions for major or minor surgery may lead to inconsistencies in patient management. This literature review has evaluated how surgical procedures in people with hemophilia were categorized as major or minor surgery and assessed the consistency across publications. After screening 926 potentially relevant articles, 547 were excluded and 379 full-text articles were reviewed. Ninety-five articles categorized major or minor surgical procedures; of these, 35 publications categorized three or more major or minor surgical procedures and were included for analysis. Seven (20%) publications provided varying criteria for defining major

SUBMITTER: Solimeno LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6714696 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature