Methods to Diminish Intraoperative Blood Loss
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation
- Vol. 12 (2) , 160-161
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004630-199103000-00015
Abstract
With the subcutaneous injection of a saline-vasopressor solution under donor sites and debrided areas, a significant reduction in intraoperative blood transfusions was accomplished. No problems in healing of donor sites or skin grafts were encountered. Vasodilating anesthetics and ketamine can overcome the local vasopressor action. Discontinuing or reducing the concentration of these agents results in less bleeding from the wound.Keywords
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