In order to evaluate the incidence and risk factors for the development of anemia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), the authors performed a retrospective analysis of 206 patients who received […]
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. The authors relate this effect […]
The etiology of severe hemorrhage associated with trauma includes coagulopathy, hypothermia, acidosis, as well as platelet dysfunction, in addition to the direct effect of trauma itself. This important large international […]
This interesting article raises once again the issue of whether or not allogeneic transfusion can hasten the relapse of cancer and shorten overall survival. There is a lot of information […]
This article generates some good ideas and hypotheses about what might be causing, at the basic science level, the adverse treatment outcome effects of blood transfusion. We look forward to […]
This is a well done study of anemic cancer patients on cisplatin chemotherapy that documents nicely that the best predictor of an ultimate good response to epoetin is an early […]
Nice overview, but inconsistency between recommendations in the figures and in the text. – V. Kretschmer
This is a very important topic. All logical aspects would seem to suggest that stored cellular blood components have an immune suppressive effect. However, it is questionable whether this study […]
The author concludes that suppression of erythro-, leuko- and thrombopoiesis within 48 hours after transfusion decreases the amount of precursor cells in the peripheral blood. This is a very important […]
A very thorough overview of all aspects of blood-sparing methods. – V. Kretschmer
The study of Vincent et al. gives excellent information concerning the frequency of blood transfusions in the intensive care unit (ICU) and the loss of blood due to frequent blood […]
The authors evaluated a low dose iron substitution scheme for the effectiveness in patients with peritoneal dialysis: 50 mg iron sucrose every other week is effective in patients with ferritin […]
A useful study (notwithstanding power) and review of current practices. – F. Regan and M. Contreras.
The study shows that transfusion of blood matched for Rh and Kell systems would reduce alloimmunization to 27% and reduce delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction, but would not prevent it. Delayed […]
This study compares the perioperative effects of a saline crystalloid and a more balanced and buffered electrolyte crystalloid on clotting. The differences thought to be related to blood clotting that […]
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