Patient safety and blood transfusion: new solutions.

Interesting paper on new solutions for making transfusions safer. The only aspect which is missing is a better education of the staff involved in hemotherapy, which is even more important than monitoring, etc. – Volker Kretschmer

Perflubron emulsion in prolonged hemorrhagic shock: influence on hepatocellular energy metabolism and oxygen-dependent gene expression.

This experimental study, using quite sophisticated methods, demonstrates that a perfluorocarbon emulsion together with a high FiO2 is able to improve oxygen availability to the liver as compared to stored whole blood or colloids during prolonged hemorrhagic shock. This is another contribution to the increased evidence that, like hemoglobin solutions, perfluorocarbon solutions are not blood […]

A mathematical model of cell salvage efficiency.

In this excellent paper, the authors develop a mathematical model that may help our understanding of the efficiency of blood salvage. The basic insights from these theoretical considerations are that we should make all efforts to increase RBC recovery from the surgical field and use smaller bowls for low-weight and low-hematocrit patients. Difficulties in translating […]

The effects of hemoglobin glutamer-200 (Bovine) on the microcirculation in a canine hypovolemia model: A noninvasive computer-assisted intravital microscopy study.

The authors present a dog model of hemorrhage (similar to 40% blood loss) that will be useful for the evaluation of treatment(s) of severe hypovolemia. In this case, hemoglobin glutamer-200 was used to restore the circulating blood volume and oxygen carrying capacity. However, the authors’ conclusions are limited by the small number of dogs studied […]

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