title: Clinical efficacy of desmopressin acetate for hemostatic control in patients with primary platelet disorders undergoing surgery.
abstract: Desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) is efficacious in patients with von Willebrand's disease. It additionally appears to have value in patients with uremic or aspirin-induced platelet dysfunction. We report here three patients with primary platelet defects who had previously experienced grossly inadequate hemostasis to whom we administered DDAVP. Each successfully underwent surgical procedures with DDAVP as the only hemostatic agent. Although the mechanism of these salutary effects is unclear, DDAVP may exert an influence directly on the endothelium independent of correcting abnormalities of the factor VIII:von Willebrand complex associated with von Willebrand's disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006467:Hemophilia A; D006474:Hemorrhagic Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000097:blood; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014841:von Willebrand Factor; D005169:Factor VIII; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin