Desmopressin control of surgical hemorrhage secondary to prolonged bleeding time

P R Sieber; J A Belis; M V Jarowenko; T J Rohner Jr

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42775-3

Desmopressin control of surgical hemorrhage secondary to prolonged bleeding time

J Urol. 1988 May;139(5):1066-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42775-3.

Authors

P R Sieber¹, J A Belis, M V Jarowenko, T J Rohner Jr

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey.

PMID: 3361648
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42775-3

Abstract

Desmopressin has been used as a hemostatic agent in numerous hematological and nonhematological diseases. We report a case of surgical hemorrhage secondary to prolonged bleeding time of unexplained origin controlled with desmopressin.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bleeding Time*
Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / therapeutic use*
Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
Hemostasis, Surgical*
Humans
Male
Nephrectomy
Platelet Function Tests*
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy*

Substances

Deamino Arginine Vasopressin