Key result
Abnormal preoperative ethanol gelation or fibrinolytic split product tests were almost invariably associated with excessive operative bleeding in patients undergoing prostatic resection.
Why the study?
Do preoperative serum fibrinolytic split products and ethanol gelation tests predict excessive operative blood loss in patients undergoing prostatic resection?
Population
42 patients (20 with adenocarcinoma and 22 with benign hyperplasia) undergoing prostatic resection
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
perioperative
Authors
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May identify bleeding risk before prostatic resection; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Observational (n=42)
Do preoperative serum fibrinolytic split products and ethanol gelation tests predict excessive operative blood loss in patients undergoing prostatic resection?
Preoperative fibrinolytic split products and ethanol gelation tests may be useful in predicting excessive operative bleeding in patients undergoing prostatic resection.
Mertens et al. (1974) conducted an observational in Prostatic disease (n=42). Abnormal serum fibrinolytic split products and ethanol gelation test vs. Normal test results was evaluated on Operative blood loss. Abnormal preoperative ethanol gelation or fibrinolytic split product tests were almost invariably associated with excessive operative bleeding in patients undergoing prostatic resection.
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