title: Hemophiliac patients in surgery. Implications for perioperative nurses.
abstract: The introduction of plasma clotting factor concentrates has changed the treatment of patients with clotting factor deficiencies dramatically. They have enabled hemophiliacs to be independent and have some control over the management of their disease as informed participants. This has played a role in shortening the number of hospitalizations that hemophiliacs may have to endure and to decrease the length of stay when they are admitted. Additionally, staff who care for these patients do not need to be afraid of the disease if they are aware of the disease process and the therapy available for its amelioration.
authors.affiliation: New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kleinert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cahill-Bordas
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hilgartner
mesh_terms: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors