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The preoperative bleeding time test: assessing its clinical usefulness.

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Abstract

The bleeding time test can aid in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with clinical hemorrhagic disorders or a history of bleeding. However, its low positive predictive value in predicting perioperative bleeding should force one to abandon it as a routine preoperative screening test.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)379-382
Number of pages4
JournalCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Volume62
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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