title: Effect of L-ornithine 8-vasopressin on blood loss during liposuction.
abstract: In this comparative study, we carried out liposuction on 20 patients randomly divided in two groups to find an alternative medication to epinephrine that would not result in secondary effects at the cardiovascular level but would offer a similar vasoconstricting capacity. Also, a variation of the wet technique is described that decreases blood loss secondary to liposuction. The area to undergo liposuction is infiltrated with a cannula of our own design. Epinephrine is not used as a vasoconstrictor but rather L-ornithine 8-vasopressin at a concentration of 0.01 IU/ml chilled saline. With this new technique, the amount of blood removed is minimal, even in the case of extraction of large volumes of fat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, University Clinic of Navarra, Faculty of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lalinde
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ballesteros
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elejabeitia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mesa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bazán
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Paloma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy; D009951:Ornipressin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D009951:Ornipressin; D004837:Epinephrine