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Sep 10, 2010
Reporting by NATAonline staff
Joint ISBT / NATA Session During the XXXIst International Congress of the ISBT Published: May 2010
During the XXXIst International Congress of the ISBT, which will take place in Berlin, Germany, from June 26 to July 1, 2010, a joint ISBT/NATA sesssion will be dedicated to Clinical Hemotherapy.
The joint session is scheduled on Tuesday, June 29 (14:00-15:30), and will feature three presentations by NATA scientific members:
Better Pre-operative Preparation
L. T. Goodnough (USA)
Operative Interventions to Decrease Blood Loss
D. Thomas (UK)
Pharmacological Interventions
M. Samama (France)
Please click on the link above for more information about the ISBT International Congress.
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Reviewed Articles
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Hod EA, Zhang N, Sokol SA, et al.
Published: May 2010
Transfusion of red blood cells after prolonged storage produces harmful effects that are mediated by iron and inflammation.
Blood 2010;115(21):4284-4292.
 
 The authors used a mouse model to examine the effect of RBC transfusion on adverse outcomes related to free iron and inflammation. ...
Reviewed by:L. T. Goodnough
Rashiq S, Jamieson-Lega K, Komarinski C, Nahirniak S, Zinyk L, Finegan B
Published: Apr 2010
Allogeneic blood transfusion reduction by risk-based protocol in total joint arthroplasty.
Can J Anaesth 2010;57(4):343-349.
The authors demonstrate a significant reduction in allogeneic blood transfusions (ABT) by utilizing erythropoietin, preoperative ...
Reviewed by:G. Inghilleri
Roback JD, Caldwell S, Carson J, et al.
Published: Mar 2010
Evidence-based practice guidelines for plasma transfusion.
Transfusion 2010; Mar 19 [Epub ahead of print].
These AABB recommendations are based on the accompanying article by ...
Reviewed by:J.-F. Hardy
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Sep 10 to 17, 2010
Naylor JM, Adie S, Fransen M, Dietsch S, Harris I
Published: Jun 2010
Endorsing single-unit transfusion combined with a restrictive haemoglobin transfusion threshold after knee arthroplasty.
Qual Saf Health Care 2010;19(3):239-243.
The authors conducted a prospective, pre- (93 patients) and post-intervention (347 patients) study to evaluate a new transfusion ...
Reviewed by:J.-F. Hardy
Hod EA, Zhang N, Sokol SA, et al.
Published: May 2010
Transfusion of red blood cells after prolonged storage produces harmful effects that are mediated by iron and inflammation.
Blood 2010;115(21):4284-4292.
The authors used a mouse model to examine the effect of RBC transfusion on adverse outcomes related to free iron and inflammation. ...
Reviewed by:E. Bisbe
Bower WF, Jin L, Underwood MJ, Lam YH, Lai PB
Published: Apr 2010
Peri-operative blood transfusion increases length of hospital stay and number of postoperative complications in non-cardiac surgical patients.
Hong Kong Med J 2010;16(2):116-1.
The article by Bower is yet another observational study assessing the relationship between transfusion and serious morbidity ...
Reviewed by:L. T. Goodnough
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