Bleeding after cardiovascular surgery caused by detergent residues in laparotomy sponges
On 2 successive days in July 1994, six patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting developed postoperative bleeding requiring reexploration. The cause was the use of reprocessed laparotomy sponges with retained detergents, inducing a bleeding disorder.
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Year: 1997, Volume: 18, Issue: 8, Pages: 579-581 |
| ISSN: | 1559-6834 |
| DOI: | 10.1086/647677 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1086/647677 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/abs/bleeding-after-cardiovascular-surgery-caused-by-detergent-residues-in-laparotomy-sponges/03FC53C2EE8290610126725EC9F79917# 
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| Author Notes: | Heinrich K. Geiss, Judith Schmitt, Stefan C. Frank |
| Summary: | On 2 successive days in July 1994, six patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting developed postoperative bleeding requiring reexploration. The cause was the use of reprocessed laparotomy sponges with retained detergents, inducing a bleeding disorder. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1559-6834 |
| DOI: | 10.1086/647677 |