A Letter from Florence, Italy

Intraoperative Blood Transfusion of One or Two Units of Packed Red Blood Cells is Associated with a Fivefold Risk of Stroke in Patients Undergoing Elective Carotid Endarterectomy

Intraoperative transfusion of one to two units of PRBCs is associated with a fivefold increase in stroke risk.

Thrombography Reveals Thrombin Generation Potential Continues to Deteriorate Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery Despite Adequate Hemostasis

In this report, thrombography, a unique technique for directly measuring the potential of patients' blood samples to generate adequate thrombin bursts, is used to characterize the coagulopathic profile in post-CPB patients.