Acta Med. 2023, 66: 133-137

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2024.7

Methods of Blood Loss Quantification in Major Abdominal Surgery: A Narrative Review

Ján Zajaka,b, Jiří Páralb, Miroslav Sirovýa,b, Šárka Odložilováa,b, Kateřina Vinklerováa,b, Michal Balíkc, Filip ČečkabID

aDepartment of Military Surgery, University of Defence, Military Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital and Charles University, Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
cDepartment of Urology, University Hospital and Charles University, Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received December 6, 2023
Accepted January 18, 2024

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