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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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Anaestheia for Valve Replacement in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy
The case is presented of a 19 weeks pregnant woman, who required a mitral valve replacement, which was achieved with success, and enabled her to complete her pregnancy without complications. Details are provided on the published references on which our management was based.
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Diagnosis and Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
HIT is a clinical-biological syndrome induced by IgG isotype antibodies, which almost always recognise heparin-modified platelet factor 4 (PF4/H), with intense platelet activation associated with explosive thrombin generation that can lead to venous and/or arterial thrombosis.
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