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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.

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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


  • 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.
    To PubMedNATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5
    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].
    To PubMedNATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5
    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.
    To PubMedNATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5
    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.
    To PubMedNATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5
    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].
    To PubMedNATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5
    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].
    To PubMedNATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5NATAonline rating - 1 to 5
    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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