[Topic usage of bismuth subgallate as a hemostatic in tonsillectomy].

Abstract

The most feared complication for the ENT specialists in the adenotonsillectomy is the immediate or mediate haemorrhage after surgery. We revise the literature and contrast experiencies with other colleage. We have found an astringent substance (bismuth subgallate), which helps us give an exact intraoperative diagnosis of the bleeding spot by the colour contrast it shows, and serves us also as a hemostatic, since it activates the XII factor in coagulation. We revise this product regarding its origen, prentation, applications and toxic effects.

• Authors: M A García de Hombre, A Pérez Peñate
• Journal: Anales otorrinolaringologicos ibero-americanos (An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am) Vol. 33 Issue 3 Pg. 301-5 ( 2006) ISSN: 0303-8874 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Uso tópico del subgalato de bismuto como hemostático en la amigdalectomía.
• PMID: 16881556 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Hemostatics
• Organometallic Compounds
• Gallic Acid
• bismuth subgallate

Topics

• Administration, Topical
• Gallic Acid (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives)
• Hemostasis, Surgical
• Hemostatics (administration & dosage)
• Humans
• Organometallic Compounds (administration & dosage)
• Tonsillectomy