Estimation of Blood Loss in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by Measurements of Low Haemoglobin Levels in Mixtures of Blood, Saliva and Saline: a Laboratory Study

• Main Authors: Krister Johansson (Author), Martin Lindström (Author), Manaf Alhabshi (Author), Marianne Ahmad (Author), Peter J. Svensson (Author), Jonas P. Becktor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Stilus Optimus, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Estimating blood loss is an important factor in several surgical procedures. The accuracy of blood loss measurements in situations where blood is mixed with saliva and saline is however uncertain. The purpose of this laboratory study was to ascertain if blood loss measurements in mixture...