Safety in Dermatologic Procedures: How to Prevent, Recognize, and Treat Bleeding Complications in Dermatologic Surgery

M E Iglesias Zamora; J Aróstegui Aguilar

doi:10.1016/j.ad.2021.05.014

Safety in Dermatologic Procedures: How to Prevent, Recognize, and Treat Bleeding Complications in Dermatologic Surgery

Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2022 Jan;113(1):67-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2021.05.014. Epub 2021 Jun 8.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

M E Iglesias Zamora¹, J Aróstegui Aguilar²

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Dermatología, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Servicio de Dermatología, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España.

PMID: 34116026
DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2021.05.014

Abstract

Bleeding complications during dermatologic surgery are uncommon and usually minor, but bleeding occasionally leads to infection, wound dehiscence, or flap/graft necrosis. This review covers the keys to preventing, recognizing, and treating excessive bleeding during and after surgery.

Keywords: Anticoagulantes orales; Cirugía dermatológica; Dermatologic surgery; Hemorragia; Hemorrhage; Oral anticoagulants.