Diagnostic assessment and therapeutic considerations of excessive bleeding during the immediate postoperative phase after cardiovascular surgery

Authors

  • Abdel Felipe Pérez Navarro Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras
  • Francisco Pérez Santos Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras
  • Alberto Hernández González Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras
  • Carlos Alonso Marrero Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras

Keywords:

excessive bleeding, postoperative phase, cardiovascular surgery, surgical reintervention

Abstract

Excessive bleeding during the immediate postoperative phase after cardiovascular surgery is a main complication in the mediate and immediate prognosis in these patients. This topic was reviewed during the last five years and the diagnostic criteria of excessive bleeding during the mentioned post-surgical period were presented, making a special emphasis on the causes and physiopathological elements related to the use of extracorporeal circulation and the beating heart technique. Diagnostic elements of more practical usefulness were included for intensivists, anesthesiologists and cardiologists who face this complication to help them achieve an early diagnosis and an individualized and adequate medical/surgical treatment, thus avoiding serious short-and medium-term complications.

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2013-01-20

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Pérez Navarro AF, Pérez Santos F, Hernández González A, Alonso Marrero C. Diagnostic assessment and therapeutic considerations of excessive bleeding during the immediate postoperative phase after cardiovascular surgery . Acta Médica [Internet]. 2013 Jan. 20 [cited 2025 Jul. 9];14(1). Available from: https://revactamedica.sld.cu/index.php/act/article/view/846

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2013): enero-diciembre

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Artículo de revisión

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