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. 2015 Jul 22;7:409–421. doi: 10.2147/CEOR.S86369

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Percentage of patients with a major bleeding event despite hemostat use, stratified by surgery group.

Notes: Major bleeding (ie, uncontrolled bleeding) events were defined as: hemorrhage or hematoma complicating a procedure; interventions to control bleeding; charges billed for use of hemovac drainage devices; charges billed for use of erythropoietin; blood product transfusions; and charges billed for cryoprecipitates, fresh frozen plasma, red blood cells, plasma, platelets, and whole blood.