Ethamsylate in vaginal surgery under lumbar epidural anaesthesia.
Sixty patients scheduled for vaginal surgery under lumbar epidural block were randomly allocated into two groups, one of which received ethamsylate intravenously prior to induction of anaesthesia. Ethamsylate did not reduce the blood loss at operation in these patients. The possible factors underlying this observation are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004979:Ethamsylate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D011897:Random Allocation
D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D004979:Ethamsylate