I do know that it's very important for surgeons to remove every trace of blood - no matter the size!!
If any blood is left within the body, the body will recognize the remaining blood as foreign and then will cause adhesions to form.
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At Tue, 10 Jun 2003, Sherry wrote:
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>HELLO,
>I WAS READING THIS ARTICLE AND WAS WONDERING WHEN YOU SAID BLOOD LEFT IN THE ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY COULD CAUSE ADHESIONS-CAN FLUID THAT THEY WAS YOU OUT WITH AFTER SURGERY CAUSE ADHESIONS. I WAS TOLD AFTER MY HERNIA OPERATION IN MARCH THAT I HAD A ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF FLUID BUILDUP IN THE ABDOMEN THAT WAS LEFT FROM THE SURGERY-EVIDENTLY THEY "WASH" YOU OUT WHEN THEY ARE DONE-THE ER DOCTOR WANTED TO DRAIN IT BUT THE SURGEON SAID NO-THE BODY WOULD ABSORB IT-WHAT IS YOUR OPINION-DO YOU THINK THAT COULD CAUSE ADHESIONS
>SHERRY
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>From: "Helen Dynda" <olddad66@runestone.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 1:50 PM
>Subject: We are on a watch and wait system at the present...
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