Management of severe perioperative bleeding: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology

• Published in: European journal of anaesthesiology Vol. 30; no. 6; p. 270
• Main Authors: Kozek-Langenecker, Sibylle A, Afshari, Arash, Albaladejo, Pierre, Santullano, Cesar Aldecoa Alvarez, De Robertis, Edoardo, Filipescu, Daniela C, Fries, Dietmar, Görlinger, Klaus, Haas, Thorsten, Imberger, Georgina, Jacob, Matthias, Lancé, Marcus, Llau, Juan, Mallett, Sue, Meier, Jens, Rahe-Meyer, Niels, Samama, Charles Marc, Smith, Andrew, Solomon, Cristina, Van der Linden, Philippe, Wikkelsø, Anne Juul, Wouters, Patrick, Wyffels, Piet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Advisory Committees; Anesthesiology - methods; Anesthesiology - standards; Blood Loss, Surgical - prevention & control; Disease Management; Europe; Humans; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards; Preoperative Care - methods; Preoperative Care - standards; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - methods; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - standards; Research Report - standards; Severity of Illness Index; Societies, Medical - standards; Europe

The aims of severe perioperative bleeding management are three-fold. First, preoperative identification by anamesis and laboratory testing of those patients for whom the perioperative bleeding risk may be increased. Second, implementation of strategies for correcting preoperative anaemia and stabili...