British journal of anaesthesia
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Comment Letter Case Reports
Epidural abscess complicating insertion of epidural catheters.
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This study was designed to determine if a new point-of-care test (PFA-100) platelet function analyser) that assesses platelet function predicts blood loss after cardiac surgery. ⋯ The PFA-100 is a logical test for detecting patients who could have excessive bleeding after CPB. However, the PFA-100 was not able to separate patients at low risk of subsequent bleeding from those who had substantial bleeding.