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Wang, Ling

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8416-4947

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic

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Severe postoperative hemorrhage in a patient on dietary and herbal supplements
Wang, Ling , Lanka, Lavanya, Chen, Dong , Pruthi, Rajiv K. , Chen, Dong

Journal of Perioperative Practice | June 11, 2018 | Volume: 28 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 263-266

10.1177/1750458918780112 Get It

We report a case of a patient with severe postoperative bleeding complication, secondary to dietary and herbal supplements induced platelet dysfunction. This case demonstrates the importance of preoperative assessment which includes questioning the patient with regards to their dietary and herbal supplements and of stressing the importance of discontinuing them prior to surgery.