Recombinant activated factor VII for adjunctive hemorrhage control in trauma.
This is a relatively new area for using rFVIIa, which is to treat uncontrolled haemorrhage in patients with severe trauma, following the earlier report of using rFVIIa successfully in treating […]
Heparin coating of the extracorporeal circuit combined with leukocyte filtration reduces coagulation activity, blood loss and blood product substitution.
Heparin bonded circuits have become standard in extracorporeal bypass circuits for open heart surgery. Leukoreduction of allogeneic red blood cells is also considered a standard of care in many countries. […]
Hypotensive resuscitation using a polymerized bovine hemoglobin-based oxygen-carrying solution (HBOC-201) leads to reversal of anaerobic metabolism.
Interesting article evaluating the place of a hemoglobin-based oxygen-carrying solution in the resuscitation of severe hemorrhagic shock. – P. Van der Linden.
First results of tonsillectomy with the ultrasonic scalpel (Ultracision Harmonic Scalpel)((R)).
The authors have shown us that modern surgical tools can be used effectively in common operations not typically associated with blood loss. However, when bleed does occur in tonsillectomy, it […]