An algorithm to reduce allogenic red blood cell transfusions for major orthopedic surgery.
The recommended measures to reduce the use of blood transfusions are certainly right and one can recommend to follow the proposals. However, the excellent results of small trials investigated by […]
Ferrous fumarate deteriorated plasma antioxidant status in patients with Crohn disease.
There are a few who disregard the importance of free oxygen radicals as a cause of tissue injury and of DNA damage in inflammatory bowel diseases (potentially leading to the […]
Hemoglobin concentrations influence birth outcomes in pregnant african-american adolescents.
This article provides additional insight into the relationship between hemoglobin and birth outcome. The influence of anemia or hemoconcentration on birth outcome has been discussed for years. This study nicely […]
Nontransferrin-bound iron in the plasma of haemodialysis patients after intravenous iron saccharate infusion.
This is a very important study as it has long been debated whether relevant amounts of free iron circulate after the administration of parenteral iron. The study confirms that this […]
The effect of i.v. iron alone or in combination with low- dose erythropoietin in the rapid correction of anemia of chronic renal failure in the predialysis period.
This is a most valuable study concerning the use of rHuEPO and iron sucrose in predialysis patients. While it is quite predictable that rHuEPO and iron patients show a faster […]