Findings from a pediatric trial showed 96.7% of the Vistaseal arm achieved hemostasis by 4 minutes compared with 95.4% of the Evicel arm. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the ...

Post-surgical bleeding is associated with more deaths than blood clots from surgery, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia.

A dose of tranexamic acid to start and end noncardiac surgery reduced important bleeding events, the POISE-3 trial showed, albeit with a question mark hanging over cardiovascular risk. The ...

The use of cryopreserved platelets is associated with higher perioperative blood loss, higher transfusion use, and longer ICU ...

Little is known about the risk of bleeding in patients with bleeding disorders who undergo major surgeries or outcomes for those managed perioperatively at hemophilia treatment centers. With ...

Post-surgical bleeding is associated with more deaths than blood clots from surgery, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia.

WASHINGTON, DC—Administering tranexamic acid during noncardiac surgery provides a clear reduction in bleeding, with a low likelihood of harm in terms of vascular complications, the POISE-3 trial shows ...

The 30-day mortality rate after emergent abdominal surgery is twice as high for patients on dialysis who experience major bleeding. Patients on dialysis experience high rates of bleeding requiring ...

A new dental implant surgical method that includes the use of a single drill and a bone-shaping instrument reduced bleeding and procedure time in a patient with coagulopathy. The case report was ...

The use of adjunctive topical tranexamic acid (TXA) showed benefits in significantly reducing postoperative bleeding with second intention healing, or allowing wounds to heal naturally without sutures ...

Patients who undergo a medication abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing severe pain and heavy bleeding than if they had surgical abortions ...