Is menstruation a valid reason to postpone cardiac surgery?

Is menstruation a valid reason to postpone cardiac surgery?

Background: Cancellation of any scheduled surgery is a significant drain on health resources and potentially stressful for patients. It is frequent in menstruating women who are scheduled to undergo open heart surgery (OHS), based on the widespread belief that it increases surgical and menstrual blo...

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Main Authors: Devishree Das, Suruchi Hasija, Sandeep Chauhan, Velayoudam Devagourou, Aparna K Sharma, Maroof Ahmad Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
cardiac surgery
cardiopulmonary bypass
menstruation
menstrual blood loss
surgical blood loss
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2022;volume=25;issue=3;spage=311;epage=317;aulast=Das

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