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[Intra- and postoperative blood loss]
1Orthop. Univ.-Klinik, Münster.
The first results of the DGOT-study "wound-heeling" are presented. In a population of nearly 3700 patients data of intra- and postoperative blood-loss, transfusion-volumes and postoperative drainage were examined. There were remarkable high rates of blood-loss, followed by high rates of infusion-, transfusion- and drainage-volumes. The drainage-volumes were in general half as high as the blood-loss. In joint operations there were even higher drainage-volumes. Operations with the highest blood-loss were operations of the back and total hip arthroplasties. The problems resulting for the patients as well as recommendations for reducing transfusion rates are discussed.
The first results of the DGOT-study "wound-heeling" are presented. In a population of nearly 3700 patients data of intra- and postoperative blood-loss, transfusion-volumes and postoperative drainage were examined. There were remarkable high rates of blood-loss, followed by high rates of infusion-, transfusion- and drainage-volumes. The drainage-volumes were in general half as high as the blood-loss. In joint operations there were even higher drainage-volumes. Operations with the highest blood-loss were operations of the back and total hip arthroplasties. The problems resulting for the patients as well as recommendations for reducing transfusion rates are discussed.