| Literature DB >> 8556811 |
A S Gewirtz1, K Kottke-Marchant, M L Miller.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 8556811 DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.62.6.379
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cleve Clin J Med ISSN: 0891-1150 Impact factor: 2.321