ACUTE HEMODILUTION IN SURGERY FOR BURNS - A PRELIMINARY-REPORT

Authors
HENLEY M TOMLINSON P BAILIE FB OBEID EMH
Citation
M. Henley et al., ACUTE HEMODILUTION IN SURGERY FOR BURNS - A PRELIMINARY-REPORT, British Journal of Surgery, 80(10), 1993, pp. 1294-1295
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
British Journal of Surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071323
Volume
80
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1294 - 1295
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1323(1993)80:10<1294:AHISFB>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Blood loss is a major problem in the management of patients with burns treated by early excision and grafting. Acute normovolaemic haemodilu tion has been successfully used in cardiac surgery for many years but has not been reported previously in surgery for burns. The technique h as been used in six patients with burns undergoing early excision and grafting, with no obvious morbidity and an apparent reduction in homol ogous blood requirements.