Every surgery involves some amount of blood loss however it is very difficult for a surgeon to estimate how much blood will be lost during the surgical procedure. There are various types of blood loss. It is normal for a person to lose 10 percent to 15 percent of blood during a surgery and this is considered to be safe by surgeons. Even this amount of blood loss can still cause anemia temporarily in the patient at the time of recovery, but it is still not considered as life threatening. More...
4 Grades Of Blood Loss In Surgery
Every surgery involves some amount of complication and one of the main complications is the blood loss. While any surgery from a simple one to a complicated one a person can lose only a specific amount or percentage of blood and beyond that it becomes life threatening for the person. While performing the surgery it is very difficult for the doctor to tell or gauge how much blood loss is going to be there. More...
Blood Loss During Girdlestone Procedure
A girdle stone procedure is also called resection arthoplasty by surgeons and is conducted on the hip. A girdle stone procedure involves removing the head of the thigh bone or a part of the tip of the thigh bone so that it can fit into the socket of the hip. The patient as a result gets a stiff pain free upper body with no flexibility. That is they cannot bend near the hip area. More...
Blood Loss In Surgery Causing Anemia
Severe blood loss during a surgery can cause anemia in people after recovering. There are different types of blood loss which are categorized on the percentage of blood loss during the surgery. Most surgeries including the serious and complicated ones fall under the category of grade 1 or grade 2 where the blood loss can be combated by the body. However, grade 3 and grade 4 type of blood loss are treated more seriously because the body nearly loses half its blood. More...
C Section or the cesarean section surgery is performed when a pregnant woman is not able to give a normal birth, which is a vaginal birth. C section according to modern medicine is considered to be the safest procedure for delivering the baby and also a life saving method. However, C section is also a major surgery and all major surgeries have complications. More...
