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Blood Management Newsletter February 2011
This month’s newsletter will focus on cerebral oximetry, which is slightly off topic but very much related to blood management. Cerebral oximetry, more precisely termed "Near-infrared spectroscopy" (NIRS), is a technique that can be used as a noninvasive and continuous monitor of the balance between cerebral oxygen delivery and consumption.
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Outcomes and Prosthesis Choice for Active Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database
National prosthesis use in active aortic valve infective endocarditis (IE) is unreported. Prosthesis usage and outcomes in patients undergoing an aortic valve operation with active IE was evaluated.The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database was used to identify patients with active IE who underwent an aortic valve operation from January 1, 2005, to June 30, 2011.
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