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The bleeding time as a preoperative screening test.

A Barber, D Green, T Galluzzo

    The American Journal of Medicine
    |May 1, 1985
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    The bleeding time test is not beneficial for all preoperative patients. Selective use for high-risk individuals is recommended, as routine screening may not be justified.

    Area of Science:

    • Medical Diagnostics
    • Surgical Pre-screening
    • Hematology

    Background:

    • Preoperative bleeding time tests are utilized to identify patients at risk of surgical hemorrhage.
    • The efficacy of routine bleeding time determination as a universal preoperative screening tool requires evaluation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To assess the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of the bleeding time test in preoperative patient screening.
    • To determine if routine bleeding time testing is justified for all surgical candidates.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective review of medical records for patients undergoing bleeding time tests over a six-month period.
    • Analysis of bleeding time results in relation to identified preoperative bleeding risk factors.

    Main Results:

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    • Out of 1,941 tests, 110 patients had prolonged bleeding times.
    • 83% of these patients had known bleeding risk factors (e.g., drug use, thrombocytopenia, azotemia).
    • Only two patients without apparent risk factors had significantly prolonged bleeding times, suggesting low predictive value in this group.

    Conclusions:

    • Routine preoperative bleeding time testing is not cost-effective for all patients.
    • Selective use of the bleeding time test is recommended for patients with suspected bleeding risks based on history or other lab results.
    • Prolonged bleeding time does not always correlate with excessive surgical blood loss.