title: Evidence-based patient safety advisory: blood dyscrasias.
abstract: Rarely, patients with blood disorders may seek to undergo plastic surgery. Although plastic surgeons are not expected to diagnose or manage blood disorders, they should be able to recognize which patients are suitable for surgery and which should be referred to a hematologist before a procedure. This practice advisory provides an overview of the perioperative steps that should be completed to ensure appropriate care for patients with blood disorders.
authors.affiliation: Arlington Heights, Ill. From the American Society of Plastic Surgeons' Patient Safety Committee.
authors.forename: Phillip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Haeck
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: Loren S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Schechter
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hall-Findlay
authors.forename: Noel B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: McDevitt
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Smotrich
authors.forename: Neal R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Reisman
authors.forename: Scot Bradley
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Glasberg
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012449:Safety
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