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WHEN THE WHOLE BLOOD clotting time and the Duke bleeding time were the tests used to screen hemostatic function preoperatively, the question posed in the title of this brief review was easy to answer: Do not bother with these insensitive tests, rely on the patient's history. However, the reliability today of screening techniques that can detect virtually all patients with hemostatic abnormalities has changed the answer and rendered it more complex.
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