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Use of a pH-Stat Strategy During Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion Improves Cerebral Perfusion and Tissue Oxygenation
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Evaluation of a Blood Conservation Strategy in the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective, Randomised Study
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of a combination strategy, involving closed arterial blood gas sampling and the use of pediatric vials for phlebotomy (Group A), on the sampling-induced blood loss and the rate of decline in hemoglobin in adult ICU patients.
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