Vasopressin versus a combination of vasopressin and tourniquets: a comparison of blood loss in patients undergoing abdominal myomectomies

Objective:  To compare blood loss and need for blood transfusions in women who underwent abdominal myomectomies after receiving vasopressin or combined vasopressin and tourniquet. Methods:  A retrospective chart review was performed reviewing abdominal myomectomies that took place at our institution...

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Published in:Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology 2011-02, Vol.51 (1), p.79-83
Main Authors: KATHIRESAN, Anupama S.Q., BROOKFIELD, Kathleen F., GONZALEZ-QUINTERO, Victor H., VERMA, Usha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abdominal myomectomy
Adult
blood loss
Blood Loss, Surgical
Blood Transfusion
Blood Volume
Female
Hematocrit
Hemostasis, Surgical - methods
Humans
Leiomyoma - surgery
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Tourniquets
Uterine Neoplasms - surgery
vasopressin
Vasopressins - therapeutic use
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective:  To compare blood loss and need for blood transfusions in women who underwent abdominal myomectomies after receiving vasopressin or combined vasopressin and tourniquet. Methods:  A retrospective chart review was performed reviewing abdominal myomectomies that took place at our institution. Subjects were divided into three groups: no intervention, vasopressin, or combined vasopressin and tourniquet. Blood loss, need for blood transfusion, and drop in hemoglobin and hematocrit were compared across all groups. Results:  One‐hundred and thirty‐two subjects were included in the study. No statistically significant difference was found between groups in blood loss, drop in hemoglobin or hematocrit, or blood transfusions. Conclusion:  Combined vasopressin and tourniquets was not associated with a statistically significant decrease in blood loss or need for blood transfusion.
ISSN:0004-8666
1479-828X
DOI:10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01253.x