Szpalski / Gunzburg / Weiskopf Haemostasis in Spine Surgery

2005
ISBN: 978-3-540-27394-3
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 117 Seiten, eBook

Blood loss in spine surgery is a significant and very common problem connected with all kinds of surgical procedures. An international faculty of authors provide a comprehensive survey on the research and evidence about blood sparing in spine surgery. This publication fills a gap in the spinal literature and provides invaluable data for all those confronted with blood loss during surgical procedures on the spine.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Szpalski, Marek

Gunzburg, Robert

Aebi, Max

Weiskopf, Richard B.

Zintel, Irene

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Research and evidence about blood sparing in spine surgery.- Review.- Blood loss in adult spinal surgery.- Blood Loss in pediatric spine surgery.- An overview of blood-sparing techniques used in spine surgery during the perioperative period.- What is the evidence for using hemostatic agents in surgery?.- Pre-operative Measures to Reduce Blood Loss.- Predeposit autologous donation in spinal surgery: a multicentre study.- Preoperative erythropoietin in spine surgery.- Peri-operative Measures to Reduce Blood Loss.- Positioning on surgical table.- Aprotinin and major orthopedic surgery.- Tranexamic acid for major spinal surgery.- Controlled hypotension for spinal surgery.- Acute normovolemic hemodilution.- Hemoglobin substitutes.- The use of recombinant activated coagulation factor VII for spine surgery.- The use of local agents: bone wax, gelatin, collagen, oxidized cellulose.- The use of fibrin sealants in spinal surgery.- Technical Note.- The use of local agents: surgicel and surgifoam.- A new simplified technique for producing platelet-rich plasma: a short technical note.- Post-operative Measures to Reduce Blood Loss.- Transfusion of post-operative shed blood: laboratory characteristics and clinical utility.