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11th Annual NATA Symposium
The 11th Annual NATA Symposium will take place at the Barcelona International Convention Center in Barcelona, Spain, on April 8-9, 2010. We are pleased to inform you that the preliminary scientific program is now available and can be consulted here.
To register online ('early birds' fee before February 20, 2010), please click here. You may also download a registration form here.
Should you be interested in sponsorship opportunities, you can download the Industry Prospectus.
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News Focus
Tue, Feb 9, 2010
NATA Membership 2010
To become a NATA member or renew your membership, please click on the link above (you may also contact Stephen Smith at 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 symposium and the right to participate in the NATA General Assembly.
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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
Feb 9 to 16, 2010
Pedersen AB, Mehnert F, Overgaard S, Johnsen SP
Published: Dec 2009
Allogeneic blood transfusion and prognosis following total hip replacement: a population-based follow up study.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2009;10(1):167.
  
NATA review: This is a large observational study of 28,087 total hip replacement (THR) procedures to assess the relationship ...
Reviewed by:E. Bisbe
Weltert L, D’Alessandro S, Nardella S, et al.
Published: Dec 2009
Preoperative very short-term, high-dose erythropoietin administration diminishes blood transfusion rate in off-pump coronary artery bypass: a randomized blind controlled study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; Dec 28 [Epub ahead of print].
NATA review:This prospective randomized single-blind study reported that transfusion requirement in patients undergoing off-pump ...
Reviewed by:P. Van der Linden
Creteur J, Neves AP, Vincent JL
Published: Nov 2009
Near-infrared spectroscopy technique to evaluate the effects of red blood cell transfusion on tissue oxygenation.
Crit Care 2009;13 Suppl 5:S11.
NATA review:In their manuscript Creteur, Neves and Vincent describe the effects of allogeneic red blood cell (RBC) transfusion ...
Reviewed by:O. Habler
Horlocker TT, Wedel DJ, Rowlingson JC, et al.
Published: Jan 2010
Regional anesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-Based Guidelines (Third Edition).
Reg Anesth Pain Med 2010;35(1):64-101.
NATA review:This third edition of the ASRA guidelines had been awaited for a long time. The previous versions have been updated ...
Reviewed by:C.-M. Samama
Sofroniadou S, Kassimatis T, Goldsmith D
Published: Jan 2010
Anaemia, microcytosis and sirolimus—is iron the missing link?
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010 Jan 6 [Epub ahead of print].
NATA review:This interesting article attempts to elucidate the mechanism leading to microcytosis and anemia in patients treated ...
Reviewed by:A. Maniatis
Truijen J, Bundgaard-Nielsen M, van Lieshout JJ
Published: Jan 2010
A definition of normovolaemia and consequences for cardiovascular control during orthostatic and environmental stress.
Eur J Appl Physiol 2010; Jan 7 [Epub ahead of print].
NATA review:A concise and well-written review on the physiology of normovolemia, with specific emphasis on orthostatic stress ...
Reviewed by:K. Holte
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