Activated recombinant factor VII after cardiopulmonary bypass reduces allogeneic transfusion in complex non-coronary cardiac surgery: randomized double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study.
Diprose P, Herbertson MJ, O'Shaughnessy D, Gill RS
Br J Anaesth 2005;95(5):596-602.
Review by M. Aldouri
Emily Cooley Lecture 2002: Transfusion safety in the hospital.
Dzik WH
Transfusion 2003;43(9):1190-1199.
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A novel hemostatic agent: the potential role of recombinant activated factor VII (RFVIIa) in anesthetic practice.
Murkin JM
Can J Anaesth 2002;49(10):S21-S26.
Review by Aldouri M
Sequential treatment with bolus and continuous infusion of recombinant factor VIIa for hip arthroplasty in a patient with haemophilia A and inhibitor.
Perez R, Martinez ML, Pinero A, Sosa R
Haemophilia 2002;8(6):822-825.
Review by Aldouri M
Use of recombinant factor Vlla (NovoSeven((R))) to reduce postoperative bleeding after total hip arthroplasty in a patient with cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia.
Slappendel R, Huvers FC, Benraad B, Novakova I, van Hellemondt GG
Anesthesiology 2002;96(6):1525-1527.
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Treatment of bleeding in severe necrotizing pancreatitis with recombinant factor Vlla.
Svartholm E, Annerhagen V, Lanne T
Anesthesiology 2002;96(6):1528.
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Intraoperative use of recombinant activated coagulation factor VII. [Editorial]
Weiskopf RB
Anesthesiology 2002;96(6):1287-1289.
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Synthetic factor Vlla to treat dilutional coagulopathy during posterior spinal fusion in two children.
Tobias JD
Anesthesiology 2002;96(6):1522-1525.
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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
Acute normovolaemic haemodilution beyond a haematocrit of 25%: ratio of skeletal muscle tissue oxygen tension and cardiac index is not maintained in the healthy dog.
Freitag M, Standl T, Horn EP, Wilhelm S, Esch JSA
Eur J Anaesthesiol 2002;19(7):487-494.
Review by Van der Linden P
Approaches to successful total knee arthroplasty in haemophilia A patients with inhibitors.
Konkle BA, Nelson C, Forsyth A, Hume E
Haemophilia 2002;8(5):706-710.
Review by Aldouri M
Effect of blood transfusion on long-term survival after cardiac operation.
Engoren MC, Habib RH, Zacharias A, Schwann TA, Riordan CJ, Durham SJ
Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74(4):1180-1186.
Review by Hardy JF
Influence of acid-citrate-dextrose anticoagulant on blood quality in retransfusion systems after total knee arthroplasty.
Handel M, Winkler J, Hornlein RF, Northoff H, Heeg P, Sell S
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2002;122(5):269-273.
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Severe anemia after gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a Jehovah’s Witness: new treatment strategies.
Gannon CJ, Napolitano LM
Crit Care Med 2002;30(8):1893-1895.
Review by Hardy JF**
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... Read More