The Korean Research Society on Transfusion Alternatives (KRSTA) – Network for Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives (NATA) joint symposium took place in Seoul, Korea, on October 3-4, 2013.
Plenary sessions were dedicated to the following topics:
- Perioperative anaemia
- Blood management and surgery
- Blood conservation strategies
- Fluid therapy
- Perioperative haemostasis and thrombosis
- Management of critical bleeding
Six NATA representatives participated in the symposium:
- Prof. Jean-François Hardy (Canada)
- Prof. Charles-Marc Samama (France)
- Dr. Jakob Stensballe (Denmark)
- Dr. Dafydd Thomas (UK)
- Prof. Constantine Vagianos (Greece)
- Prof. Philippe Van der Linden (Belgium)