Objective: To evaluate the incidence of perioperative bleeding among children with mild bleeding disorders who underwent adenotonsillar surgery in our hospital and were treated with our perioperative bleeding prophylaxis protocol.

Background and Objectives

Patients with inherited mucocutaneous bleeding (MCB) pose frequent and significant diagnostic challenges. Bleeding symptoms are frequent among the otherwise healthy population, and the clinical distinction between normal ...

INTRODUCTION AND GOALS: Adenotonsillar surgery represents a major haemostatic challenge in paediatric patients with mild inherited platelet dysfunction. While there are recommendations for perioperative haemostatic ...

Background: The ISTH Bleeding Assessment Tool (ISTH-BAT) has been validated for clinical screening of suspected von Willebrand disease (VWD) and for bleeding prediction. Recently it has been validated for subjects with ...

Congenital mild bleeding disorders (MBDs) are very prevalent and are the source of frequent diagnostic problems. Most MBDs are categorized as disorders of primary hemostasis (ie, type 1 VWD and platelet function disorders), ...