title: [Intra- and postoperative blood loss].
abstract: The first results of the DGOT-study "wound-heeling" are presented. In a population of nearly 3700 patients data of intra- and postoperative blood-loss, transfusion-volumes and postoperative drainage were examined. There were remarkable high rates of blood-loss, followed by high rates of infusion-, transfusion- and drainage-volumes. The drainage-volumes were in general half as high as the blood-loss. In joint operations there were even higher drainage-volumes. Operations with the highest blood-loss were operations of the back and total hip arthroplasties. The problems resulting for the patients as well as recommendations for reducing transfusion rates are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Orthop. Univ.-Klinik, Münster.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Greitemann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Härle
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001810:Blood Volume; D004322:Drainage; D005860:Germany, West; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D009985:Orthopedics; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Intra- und postoperativer Blutverlust.