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Hemostasis testing in children before ear-nose-throat surgery
Černá, Aneta ; Pařízková, Eva (advisor) ; Penka, Miroslav (referee) ; Komrska, Vladimír (referee)
Haemostasis testing in children before ear-nose-throat sugery Introduction: Haemorhagic complications in association with adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy are still a significant medical problem, despite development of surgical procedures and technology. The purpose of the preoperative coagulation tests is to identify patients with a bleeding disorder and therefore with a higher risk of bleeding. There is ongoing discussion about the most effective preoperative screening before ear-nose-throat surgery. The main aims of this study are: to find out the occurence of abnormal preoperative coagulation test results in paediatric patients before adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy, as well as to identify the most frequent causes of prolonged coagulation tests and to evaluate the influence of coagulation screening for further perioperative management. Patients and methods: Two cohorts of patients were evaluated. Cohort I.: In this prospective study coagulation tests were performed in children before adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy. A questionnaire was used for asking parents about the personal and family history of bleeding symptoms. The occurence of abnormal preoperative coagulation tests was evaluated, as well as the relationship to the peri/postoperative bleeding complications. Moreover a cohort of patients...

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