Intraoperative blood salvage and retransfusion from citrate treated wounds is safe and feasible.
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Review by E. Hansen
To continue or discontinue aspirin in the perioperative period: a randomized, controlled clinical trial.
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Br J Anaesth 2010;104(3):305-312.
Review by C.-M. Samama
Survival and length of stay following blood transfusion in octogenarians following cardiac surgery.
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Anaesthesia 2010;65(4):331-336.
Review by J. L. Carson
Predonation of autologous blood reduces perioperative allogenic transfusion requirement in grown-up patients with congenital heart disease.
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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010; Jan 28 [Epub ahead of print].
Review by J. A. Garcia-Erce
Platelet transfusion can be related to liver regeneration after living donor liver transplantation.
This interesting but retrospective study supports the hypothesis that platelet transfusion plays a significant and positive role in liver regeneration after living donor liver transplantation.... Read More