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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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).
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.
Doing Good and Doing Well: Corporate Social Responsibility in Post Obamacare America
This paper looks how health systems can go beyond clinical care to address the social determinants of health and considers why this approach might be particularly relevant for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) touted by the Affordable Care Act.
The Future of Obamacare
Since 2010, the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been uncertain. The ACA was a historic achievement for the Obama administration and Congressional Democrats.