title: The management of postoperative bleeding.
abstract: This article addresses the management of postoperative bleeding. The problem is called postoperative bleeding rather than postoperative hemorrhage to emphasize the fact that perfect postoperative hemostasis rather than acceptable postoperative blood loss is the ideal. Postoperative bleeding is a risk of all surgical procedures. The best way to reduce the risk of hemorrhage is to identify and correct potential causes of coagulopathy both pre- and post-operatively.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Sciences and Technology, The Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, 423 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Center, MA 02459, USA. tdagi@post.harvard.edu
authors.forename: T Forcht
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Dagi
mesh_terms: D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics