Desmopressin control of surgical hemorrhage secondary to prolonged bleeding time.
Desmopressin has been used as a hemostatic agent in numerous hematological and nonhematological diseases. We report a case of surgical hemorrhage secondary to prolonged bleeding time of unexplained origin controlled with desmopressin.
Sieber
P R
PR
Department of Surgery, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey.
Belis
J A
JA
Jarowenko
M V
MV
Rohner
T J
TJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001760:Bleeding Time; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010979:Platelet Function Tests; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin