Draws on the authors' 25 years of experience as well as that of other heart surgeons to suggest how to deal with bleeding problems after cardiopulmonary bypass operations. Discusses the drugs heparin and protamine and their roles in open heart surgery, fibrinolysis, platelets as the cornerstone of hemostasis, aprotinin and antifibrinolytics as pharmacological agents that reduce blood loss, nonaprotinin platelet drugs, fresh whole blood versus blood components therapy, non-pharmacological and topical means, and miscellaneous practical aspects. Distributed in the US by Chapman and Hall. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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