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.
Review by
Salmonella sepsis caused by a platelet transfusion from a donor with a pet snake.
Jafari M, Forsberg J, Gilcher RO, et al.
N Engl J Med 2002;347(14):1075-1078.
Review by Kretschmer V*; Contreras M****
Transfusion in premature infants impairs production and/or release of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
The author concludes that suppression of erythro-, leuko- and thrombopoiesis within 48 hours after transfusion decreases the amount of precursor cells in the peripheral blood.... Read More
Perioperative blood salvage as an alternative to predonating blood for primary total knee and hip arthroplasty.
Friederichs MG, Mariani EM, Bourne MH
J Arthroplasty 2002;17(3):298-303.
Review by Hansen E
Evaluation of an information document about patients and transfusion. [Article in French]
Wargon C, Kunz V, Pibarot ML, et al.
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 2002;21(3):198-204.
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Blood use in cerebrovascular neurosurgery.
Couture DE, Ellegala DB, Dumont AS, Mintz PD, Kassell NF
Stroke 2002;33(4):994-997.
Review by Contreras M
Effects of ultra-purified polymerized bovine hemoglobin on local tissue oxygen tension in striated skin muscle – An efficacy study in the hamster.
Botzlar A, Steinhauser P, Nolte D
Eur Surg Res 2002;34(1-2):106-113.
Review by Hardy JF
Effectiveness of combined blood conservation measures in thoracic aortic operations with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Shibata K, Takamoto S, Kotsuka Y, Sato H
Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73(3):739-743.
Review by Regan F
Legal, financial, and public health consequences of HIV contamination of blood and blood products in the 1980s and 1990s.
Weinberg PD, Hounshell J, Sherman LA, et al.
Ann Intern Med 2002;19;136(4):312-319.
Review by
Influence of storage on red blood cell rheological properties.
Berezina TL, Zaets SB, Morgan C, et al.
J Surg Res 2002;102(1):6-12.
Review by V. Kretschmer
A double-blind study to evaluate the safety of recombinant human hemoglobin in surgical patients during general anesthesia.
Hayes JK, Stanley TH, Lind GH, East K, Smith B, Kessler K
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2001;15(5):593-602.
Review by Ph. Van der Linden
Appropriateness of red blood cell transfusions in major urban hospitals and effectiveness of an intervention.
Rubin GL, Schofield WN, Dean MG, Shakeshaft AP
Med J Aust 2001;175(7):354-358.
Review by Kretschmer V.
The effects of hemoglobin glutamer-200 (Bovine) on the microcirculation in a canine hypovolemia model: A noninvasive computer-assisted intravital microscopy study.
Cheung ATW, Jahr JS, Driessen B, et al.
Anesth Analg 2001;93(4):832-838.
Review by Van der Linden P.
Release of interleukin-10 by reinfusion of salvaged blood after knee arthroplasty.
Tylman M, Bengtson JP, Avall A, Hyllner M, Bengtsson A
Intens Care Med 2001;27(8):1379-1384.
Review by E. Hansen
Contribution of sickle cell disease to the occurrence of developmental disabilities: A population-based study.
AshleyKoch A, Murphy CC, Khoury MJ, Boyle CA
Genet Med 2001;3(3):181-186.
Review by V. Kretschmer.