RT Book, Section
A1 Lim, Ming Y.
A1 Greenberg, Charles S.
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Scheurer, Danielle B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1137608316
T1 Preoperative Assessment of Patients with Hematologic Disorders
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843133
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137608316
RD 2024/04/24
AB Hematologic  disorders  are  diseases  of  circulating  blood  cells  and  plasma  proteins  that  play  a  role  in  oxygen  delivery,  inflammation,  infection  control,  hemostasis,  and  thrombosis.  Given  that  surgery  can  result  in  bleeding  and  induce  hemostatic  changes  that  promote  thrombosis,  it  is  not  surprising  that  patients  with  hematologic  disorders  present  serious  preoperative  management  challenges.  The  ability  of  hospitalists  to  manage  diseases  associated  with  blood  disorders,  and  hemostatic  and  thrombotic  risks  associated  with  surgery  is  vital  to  the  welfare  of  these  patients.  This  chapter  will  discuss  preoperative  assessment  of  patients  with  hematologic  disorders,  and  review  the  risk  of  perioperative  hematologic  complications  and  specific  management  strategies  to  reduce  perioperative  risks  in  this  vulnerable  patient  population.