Coexisting DiseasePreoperative Hemostatic Assessment A New and Simple Bleeding QuestionnaireBonhomme, F.; Boehlen, F.; Clergue, F.; de Moerloose, P. Author Information Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Intensive Care, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland. Survey of Anesthesiology 61(3):p 60, June 2017. | DOI: 10.1097/SA.0000000000000306 Buy Metrics Abstract (Abstracted from Can J Anaesth, 63(9):1007–1015, 2016) The purpose of this investigation is to assess the effectiveness of the 7-item HEMSTOP (Hematoma, hEmorrhage, Menorrhagia, Surgery, Tooth extraction, Obstetrics, Parents) questionnaire in identifying bleeding disorders preoperatively. Unlike acquired blood disorders, inherited coagulation disorders and platelet dysfunctions are rare (1 in 40,000 patients without hemorrhagic symptoms). Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
