You may also like
Comparison of Low Molecular Weight Hydroxyethyl Starch and Human Albumin as Priming Solutions in Children undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Human albumin is the conventional cardiopulmonary bypass circuit primer.
1 min read
Heart valve surgery in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease: A management strategy
Patients with the homozygous sickle cell disease have increased perioperative mortality. Some indications like heart valve surgery, may justify an exchange blood transfusion to reduce the proportion of hemoglobin S (HbS) and complications.
1 min read
Point-of-Care Washing of Allogeneic Red Blood Cells for the Prevention of Transfusion-Related Respiratory Complications (WAR-PRC): A Protocol for a Multicenter Randomised Clinical Trial in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Point-of-care (POC) washing of allogeneic RBCs may remove biological response modifiers (BRMs), thereby mitigating their impact on post-transfusion respiratory complications.
1 min read
