6 datasets found
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Federal
Blood substitutes Artificial oxygen carriers: perfluorocarbon emulsions
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Perfluorocarbon emulsions are being clinically evaluated as artificial oxygen carriers to reduce allogeneic blood transfusions or to improve tissue oxygenation.... -
Federal
A criterion audit of women's awareness of blood transfusion in pregnancy
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths (CEMD) Report, the very high risk of mortality in women who refuse blood transfusions is highlighted. The... -
Federal
Preoperative Acute Normovolaemic Hemodilution (ANH) in combination with Hypotensive Epidural Anaesthesia (HEA) during knee arthroplasty surgery. No effect on transfusion rate. A randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN87597684]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Hypotensive epidural anaesthesia (HEA) combines a high epidural anaesthesia, performing a sympathetic blockade, with low-dose iv-infusion of epinephrine to... -
Federal
ICU Cornerstone: Changing our view of blood transfusions
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Blood transfusions are commonly administered to critically ill patients, but deciding when to transfuse a particular patient is often difficult and necessitates... -
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Debate: Transfusing to normal hemoglobin levels improves outcome
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Red cells are uniquely designed to transport oxygen and facilitate oxygen uptake by systemic tissues. Blood transfusions are thus logical therapeutic choices in... -
Federal
Debate: Transfusing to normal haemoglobin levels will not improve outcome
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Recent evidence suggests that critically ill patients are able to tolerate lower levels of haemoglobin than was previously believed. It is our goal to show that...
6 datasets found