Use of levarterenol bitartrate in massive hemorrhage after retropubic prostatectomy.
A case of massive hemorrhage following retropubic prostatectomy is presented. There was a dramatic decrease in bleeding with the use of levarterenol bitartrate in the irrigation solution. The implications of this finding are discussed.
D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
D009638:Norepinephrine