Journal of Medical Diagnostic Methods
Open Access

Abstract

Intra-Operative Hemorrhage: A Review of Literature

Rahul Kathariya, Archana Devanoorkar and Hansa Jain

Despite the tremendous innovation in field of medical science and technology; intraoperative hemorrhage remains one of the major surgical complications encountered in day-to-day surgical practice. The morbidity and mortality associated with surgical hemorrhage are considerable and it remains a restraining factor for advanced surgical procedures. Intra operative hemorrhage may sometime cause significant complications and may even lead to alarming events.

Clinical Significance: Clinicians should know the amount of blood loss during the surgical procedures to detect and treat any aberrant changes immediately. There are very few published reports on different techniques to measure intra-operative hemorrhage. However, there are on reports, which compile all the different techniques, which could be used for measuring intra-operative bleeding. This review compiles various ways to measure intra-operative blood loss to update and alert clinicians about its consequences.