SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study.
COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative
Anaesthesia 2021; Aug 24 [Online ahead of print].
Review by C. M. Samama
Viscoelastic haemostatic assay augmented protocols for major trauma haemorrhage (ITACTIC): a randomized, controlled trial.
Baksaas-Aasen K, Gall LS, Stensballe J, et al.
Intensive Care Med 2021;47:49-59.
Review by D. Faraoni
Preoperative intravenous iron to treat anaemia before major abdominal surgery (PREVENTT): a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial.
Richards T, Rao Baikady R, Clevenger B, et al.
Lancet 2020;396:1353-1361
Review by J. Meier
Routine venous thromboembolism prophylaxis may be inadequate in the hypercoagulable state of severe coronavirus disease 2019.
Maatman TK, Jalali F, Feizpour C, et al.
Crit Care Med 2020;48:e783-e790.
Review by C. M. Samama
Effect of hydroxyethyl starch vs saline for volume replacement therapy on death or postoperative complications among high-risk patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: the FLASH randomized clinical trial.
Futier E, Garot M, Godet T, et al.
JAMA 2020;323:225-236.
Review by J. Meier
Fibrinogen concentrate to cardiac surgery patients with ongoing bleeding does not increase the risk of thromboembolic complications or death.
Waldén K, Jeppsson A, Nasic S, Karlsson M
Thromb Haemost 2020;120:384-391.
Review by H. B. Ravn
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