The association of lowest hematocrit during cardiopulmonary bypass with acute renal injury after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Swaminathan M, Phillips-Bute BG, Conlon PJ, Smith PK, Newman MF, Stafford-Smith M
Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76(3):784-791.
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Risk of recurarization during retransfusion of autologous blood withdrawn after injection of muscle relaxants: A comparison of rocuronium and mivacurium.
Rohling RG, Rentsch KM, Beck-Schimmer B, Fuchs-Buder T
J Clin Anesth 2003;15(2):85-90.
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Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 130/0.4 provides larger and faster increases in tissue oxygen tension in comparison with prehemodilution values than HES 70/0.5 or HES 200/0.5 in volunteers undergoing acute normovolemic hemodilution.
Standl T, Burmeister MA, Schroeder F, et al.
Anesth Analg 2003;96(4):936-943.
Perfluorochemical ”red blood cell substitutes”: the continued search for an indication. [Editorial]
Tremper KK
Anesthesiology 2002;97(6):1333-1334.
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The in vitro effects of crystalloids and colloids on coagulation.
Ekseth K, Abildgaard L, Vegfors M, Berg-Johnsen J, Engdahl O
Anaesthesia 2002;57(11):1102-1108.
Review by Mythen MG; Baron JF
Mild hypothermia has minimal effects on the tolerance to severe progressive normovolemic anemia in swine.
Perez de Sa V, Roscher R, Cunha-Goncalves D, Larsson A, Werner O
Anesthesiology 2002;97(5):1189-1197.
Review by Van der Linden P, Messmer K
The novel HemoCue (R) Plasma/Low Hemoglobin System accurately measures small concentrations of three different hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers in plasma.
Lurie F, Jahr JS, Driessen B
Anesth Analg 2002;95(4):870-873.
Review by Van der Linden P
Blood substitute and erythropoietin therapy in a severely injured Jehovah’s witness.
Cothren C, Moore EE, Offner PJ, Haenel JB, Johnson JL
N Engl J Med 2002;347(9):1097-1098.
Review by Hardy JF
The theory and practice of bloodless surgery.
A very thorough overview of all aspects of blood-sparing methods. – V. Kretschmer
Perioperative blood salvage as an alternative to predonating blood for primary total knee and hip arthroplasty.
Friederichs MG, Mariani EM, Bourne MH
J Arthroplasty 2002;17(3):298-303.
Review by Hansen E
Effects of ultra-purified polymerized bovine hemoglobin on local tissue oxygen tension in striated skin muscle – An efficacy study in the hamster.
Botzlar A, Steinhauser P, Nolte D
Eur Surg Res 2002;34(1-2):106-113.
Review by Hardy JF
Are lactated Ringer’s solution and normal saline solution equal with regard to coagulation?
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... Read More
Comparison of the effects of a 50% exchange-transfusion with albumin, hetastarch, and modified hemoglobin solutions.
Lieberthal W, Fuhro R, Alam H, et al.
Shock 2002;17(1):61-69.
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Hemostatic changes in patients receiving hydroxyethyl starch: The influence of ABO blood group.
Huraux C, Ankri A, Eyraud D, et al.
Anesth Analg 2001;92(6):1396-1401.
Review by Monty Mythen