Intraoperative Nonpharmacotherapeutic Blood Management Strategies in Total Knee Arthroplasty
The aim of this article was to review the various nonpharmacologic intraoperative blood management strategies that have been used in TKA
Blood Loss, Predictors of Bleeding, Transfusion Practice and Strategies of Blood Cell Salvaging during Liver Transplantation
The impact of blood transfusion has been shown to be significant and independent of other well-known predictors of posttransplant-outcome.
Comparison of 30-day Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery versus Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Stratified by SYNTAX and EuroSCORE
The optimal treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease is not well established.
Fresh and Citrated Whole-Blood Specimens can Produce Different Thromboelastography Results in Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
In some patients on ECMO, use of samples collected in sodium citrate tubes for TEG analysis results in significant artifacts, which could lead to heparin overdosing in these patients.
Central-Radial Artery Pressure Gradient after Cardiopulmonary Bypass is Associated with Cardiac Function and May Affect Therapeutic Direction
To investigate the risk factors involved in radial-femoral artery pressure gradient after cardiac surgery.
Temporal and Spatial Dispersion of Human Body Temperature during Deep Hypothermia
This study aimed to investigate the relationship of measured temperatures at different sites during surgery in deep hypothermic patients.
Use of the Impella 2.5 Microaxial Pump for Right Ventricular Support after Insertion of Heartmate II Left Ventricular Assist Device
We describe the use of the Impella as a right ventricular support device
The Effects of Preoperative Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery
The results suggested that pre-op RAS inhibitor therapy was associated with significant reductions in the risk of AKI, operative mortality, and septicemia.
Patient Blood Management: AABB Best Practices (EP Video)
Lance Trewhella discusses the AABB recommended best practices for a blood management program (16:11 minutes).
Using HCT for Blood Management (EP Video)
Robert Groom discusses the use of Hematocrit as a blood utilization trigger (28:50 minutes).
Risk Management in Blood Management (EP Video)
John Rivera addresses the important subject of risk management that goes hand-in-hand with blood management (38:05 minutes).
Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices
Important patient safety practices were reviewed for evidence of effectiveness, implementation, and adoption.