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10th Annual NATA Symposium
The 10th Annual NATA symposium, organized jointly with the Bulgarian Association for the Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives (BAATA) in Linz, Austria, gathered over 400 delegates from 36 countries. We have received enthusiastic comments about the high level of the scientific program. The new evaluation form was completed by more than 350 attendees; the evaluation summary can be consulted here.
We are pleased to announce that the 11th Annual NATA Symposium will take place in Barcelona, Spain, on April 8-9, 2010.
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News Focus
Sun, Jul 5, 2009
NATA Membership 2009
To become a NATA member or renew your membership, please click on the link above (you may also contact Stephen Smith from Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Membership Services (+44 1865 476016).
NATA membership includes a one year print and online subscription to Transfusion Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine, a reduced registration fee for the annual NATA symposia and the right to participate in the NATA General Assembly.
 See all NATA news items
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TAB - The NATA Textbook
Transfusion Medicine and Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine - 2000
A comprehensive textbook and formidable educational tool,
focusing on transfusion medicine and alternatives, freely available for
consultation here.
This 516 page book contains some 60 articles contributed
by over 80 specialists in the field of transfusion alternatives and blood
conservation.
Browse the following sections:
History and development of
transfusion medicine
Allogeneic blood usage
Plasma, Albumin and Synthetic
Colloids
Transfusion triggers
Legal and ethical issues
Alternatives to allogeneic blood
transfusion
Cost issues.
We still have a few printed copies of the 2000 edition.
Purchase your copy by credit card or cheque on our secure site.
Enjoy TAB!
Read TAB online - free access |
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Weekly Review
of the Literature
Jul 5 to 12, 2009
Bursi F, Barbieri A, Politi L, et al.
Published: Mar 2009
Perioperative red blood cell transfusion and outcome in stable patients after elective major vascular surgery.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2009;37(3):311-318.
  
NATA review: The literature is full of observational studies that show that blood is harmful. A recent systematic review by ...
Reviewed by:J. L. Carson
Murthy SN, Vaka SR
Published: Dec 2008
Irontophoresis: transdermal delivery of iron by iontophoresis.
J Pharm Sci 2008 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print].
NATA review:Transdermal iron delivery is an attractive therapeutic approach and the animal experiments detailed in this paper ...
Reviewed by:A. Maniatis
Iorio A, Basileo M, Marchesini E, et al.
Published: Oct 2008
Audit of the clinical use of fresh-frozen plasma in Umbria: study design and results of the pilot phase.
Blood Transfus 2008;6(4):211-219.
NATA review:This is a pilot study to audit the use FFP in a region of Italy. The study showed that only 50% of requests were ...
Reviewed by:E. Bisbe
Kramer AH, Zygun DA, Bleck TP, Dumont AS, Kassell NF, Nathan B
Published: Apr 2009
Relationship between hemoglobin concentrations and outcomes across subgroups of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Neurocrit Care 2009;10(2):157-165.
NATA review:This retrospective study in ICU patients admitted for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage suggests a relationship ...
Reviewed by:M. Piagnerelli
Reverberi R
Published: Oct 2008
The persistence of red cell alloantibodies.
Blood Transfus 2008;6(4):225-234.
NATA review:Although not original, this is a well-designed follow-up study of a relatively large number of patients from ...
Reviewed by:M. Contreras
Gruenwald CE, McCrindle BW, Crawford-Lean L, et al.
Published: Dec 2008
Reconstituted fresh whole blood improves clinical outcomes compared with stored component blood therapy for neonates undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136(6):1442-1449.
NATA review:This study reports that the use of single-donor reconstituted whole blood to prime the bypass circuit and to ...
Reviewed by:P. Van der Linden
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