A randomized trial of iron deficiency testing strategies in hemodialysis patients.
It is well known that Ferritin and Transf.sat are parameters that are influenced by various factors such as inflammation, iron overload, varying serum iron levels, etc. Therefore, better parameters are […]
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 […]
Rationale for the use of high dose rFVIIa in a high-titre inhibitor patient with haemophilia B during major orthopaedic procedures.
This is a case report of a child with severe hemophilia B and high titer factor IX inhibitor who was not achieving good hemostasis on conventional doses of rFVIIa. Pharmacokinetic […]
Appropriateness of red blood cell transfusions in major urban hospitals and effectiveness of an intervention.
The article describes a too liberal indication for RBC transfusions if recent knowledge on the critical threshold of hemoglobin (Hbert et al.) is applied. However, one should not forget that […]
Prospective RBC phenotype matching in a stroke-prevention trial in sickle cell anemia: a multicenter transfusion trial.
For a transfusionist from West/North Europe, the results are predictable and the conclusion expectable. In Germany, the prospective RBC phenotype matching in sickle cell anemia and thalassemia, and even in […]