NATA CME Webinar – How to manage iron deficiency anaemia in the surgical patient
The objective of this webinar is to provide an overview of the available evidence and practical recommendations on the management of perioperative iron deficiency anaemia.... Read More
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; Sep 4 [Online ahead of print].
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
Effects of iron isomaltoside vs ferric carboxymaltose on hypophosphatemia in iron-deficiency anemia: two randomized clinical trials.
Wolf M, Rubin J, Achebe M, et al.
JAMA 2020;323:432-443.
Review by M. Auerbach
Liberal versus restrictive red blood cell transfusion thresholds in hematopoietic cell transplantation: a randomized, open label, phase III, noninferiority trial.
Tay J, Allan DS, Chatelain E, et al.
J Clin Oncol 2020;38:1463-1473.
Review by M. T. Prochaska
Postoperative anaemia might be a risk factor for postoperative delirium and prolonged hospital stay: A secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.
Kunz JV, Spies CD, Bichmann A, Sieg M, Mueller A
PLoS One 2020;15:e0229325.
Review by M. T. Prochaska
Improving preoperative haemoglobin using a quality improvement approach to treat iron deficiency anaemia.
Sinclair RC, Duffield KE, de Pennington JH
BMJ Open Qual 2020;9:e000776.
Review by J.-F. Hardy
Variation in red cell transfusion practice in the intensive care unit – An international survey.
Willems SA, Kranenburg FJ, Le Cessie S, et al.
J Crit Care 2020;55:140-144.
Review by S. Valentine
Rivaroxaban compared with standard anticoagulants for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism in children: a randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial.
Male C, Lensing AWA, Palumbo JS, et al.
Lancet Haematol 2020;7:e18-e27.
Review by J. M. Cholette
Preterm neonates benefit from low prophylactic platelet transfusion threshold despite varying risk of bleeding or death.
Fustolo-Gunnink SF, Fijnvandraat K, van Klaveren D, et al.
Blood 2019;134:2354-2360.
Review by J. M. Cholette
Association of timing of plasma transfusion with adverse maternal outcomes in women with persistent postpartum hemorrhage.
Henriquez D, Caram-Deelder C, le Cessie S, et al.
JAMA Netw Open 2019;2:e1915628.
Review by B. J. Hunt
The association between iron-deficiency anemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective report from Pakistan.
Mahmood T, Rehman AU, Tserenpil G, et al.
Cureus 2019;11:e5854.
Review by M. T. Prochaska
Fibryga® approved for acquired fibrinogen deficiency in Europe
New clinical data support efficacy of fibrinogen concentrate (fibryga®) in treating acquired fibrinogen deficiency and lead to label extension in Europe Fibrinogen replacement is widely... Read More
Patient Blood Management is not about blood transfusion: it is about patients’ outcomes
In an editorial published in Blood Transfusion, Thomas Frietsch, Aryeh Shander, David Faraoni and Jean-Francois Hardy comment on the results of the Frankfurt Consensus Conference on... Read More