Blood substitutes: the future is now.
Review articles are interesting but, unfortunately, do not add to existing knowledge. They can be more or less well documented and interesting for clinicians. The profusion of review articles on […]
Increased rate of infection associated with transfusion of old blood after severe injury.
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 […]
Perioperative anemia: An independent risk factor for infection, mortality, and resource utilization in surgery.
The article confirms the data of Carson et al, Lancet 1988, that perioperative anemia is a significant risk factor. However, the belief that transfusion may constitute an independent risk factor […]
Influence of storage on red blood cell rheological properties.
Growing evidence shows that transfusion of stored red cells may well harm patients. Studies are therefore necessary in order to help establish the reasons for this negative effect. Decrease of […]
Caring for the critically ill patient. High-dose antithrombin III in severe sepsis: a randomized controlled trial.
An excellent study about the use of AT III in septic patients. Carefully conducted study: the description in the method section is outstanding. It is noteworthy that this is the […]
