The Approach to Patients with Bleeding Disorders Who Do Not Accept Blood-Derived Products
Despite the widespread use of allogeneic blood components in clinical practice, there are patients in whom transfusion cannot be carried out for various reasons, including refusal of transfusions because of religious beliefs.
A Retrospective Comparison of Blood Transfusion Requirements During Cardiopulmonary Bypass with Two Different Small Adult Oxygenators
A low haematocrit during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with adverse outcomes and often results in homologous blood transfusions.
Should Jehovah’s Witness Patients be Listed for Heart Transplantation
This best evidence topic in Cardiac Surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: for [Jehovah's Witness patients with end-stage heart failure] can these patients undergo a [heart transplantation] without an increased rate of mortality.
Patient Blood Management – The New Frontier
As one of the oldest and most common procedures in clinical practice, allogeneic blood transfusions face many issues including questionable safety and efficacy, increasing costs and limited supply.
A Novel Method for the Direct Determination of Heparin Concentration During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery
The aim of this prospective study was to test a novel light scattering assay (LiSA) for the direct determination of heparin concentration during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery and to compare the heparin concentrations with routinely determined activated clotting time (ACT).