Iron Therapy: A Piece in the Puzzle of Allogeneic Blood Saving Strategies
Recently, the combination of increasing costs for the provisions of blood products1, increasing recognition of the risks associated with transfusion and growing awareness of the possible future shortage of blood supply has raised the interest of the scientific community in the concept of "blood management".
The Effect of Blood Storage Duration on In-Hospital Mortality: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Feasibility Trial
The objective was to determine feasibility of a comparative effectiveness trial to evaluate duration of storage of blood before transfusion on in-hospital mortality.
Is Fresh-Frozen Plasma Clinically Effective? An Update of a Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
This is an update that includes all new RCTs published since the original review.
HELP ! Lupus Anticoagulant & Measuring Heparinization for CPB
– We are anticipating placing a patient on CPB for an AVR. The patient has tested positive for Lupus Anticoagulant, so I […]