The effect of epinephrine on blood loss during suction lipectomy.
In a prospective, double-blind, controlled study on 26 consecutive patients who underwent suction lipectomy, the injection of epinephrine (1:250,000, 1:500,000, or 1:1,000,000) was not found to decrease fluid/blood loss when compared with saline injection or no injection at all. Since our study fails to support the use of epinephrine to lessen fluid/blood loss during suction lipectomy, we have abandoned its use in that procedure.
Division of Plastic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
E H
EH
Courtiss
M A
MA
Kanter
W R
WR
Kanter
B J
BJ
Ransil
D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011292:Premedication
D004837:Epinephrine