Predictive factors for intraoperative excessive bleeding in Graves’ disease
Background: In Graves’ disease, because a thyroid tends to have extreme vascularity, the amount of intraoperative blood loss (AIOBL) becomes significant in some cases. We sought to elucidate the predictive factors of the AIOBL. Methods: A total of 197 patients underwent thyroidectomy for Graves’ dis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958414000566 |