The use of desmopressin during high-risk surgery
Booke M, Reich A, Van Aken H, Weber T, Rolf N, Hinder F
Research article (journal)Abstract
Desmopressin causes an increase of von Willebrand factor in plasma, leading to an optimization of hemostasis. Desmopressin's side-effects are mainly vasodilation with subsequent hypotension and a marked reduction in diuresis. The usefulness of desmopressin in patients with renal insufficiency and / or coronary artery disease are discussed.
Details about the publication
Journal: Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin
Volume: 40
Issue: 7-8
Page range: 564-566
Status: Published
Release year: 1999
Language in which the publication is written: German
Authors from the University of Münster
| Reich, Alexander | Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Surgical Critical Care Medicine and Pain Therapy |
| Van Aken, Hugo K. | Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Surgical Critical Care Medicine and Pain Therapy |