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According to “MKSAP 11” (Medical knowledge Self Assessment Program, American College of Physicians, 2000), abnormalities of platelet aggregation and deregulation are well described. In the preoperative and post-operative setting, significant bleeding can be averted by preoperative dialysis. MKSAP 11 asserts that platelet function can often, in fact, be restored through a single dialysis. There is, however, no good evidence in the literature supporting this conjecture. Indeed, the cause of uremic bleeding is still a subject that is debated (1-8).
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von Hardenberg, H. (2002). Myth: A single hemodialysis treatment prevents uremic bleeding and restores platelet function. In: Friedman, E.A., Anees, I. (eds) Myths and Shibboleths in Nephrology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0407-7_19
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