Acute reduction in hemoglobin levels is frequently seen during sepsis. Previous studies have focused on the management of anemia in patients with septic shock admitted to intensive care units (ICU’s), including aggressive blood transfusion aiming to enh
BLOOD TRANSFUSION INCREASES MORTALITY INDEPENDENT OF HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENTHumansPsychomotor PerformanceSensitivity and SpecificityModels, TheoreticalNonlinear DynamicsMotor ActivityAlgorithmsBiomechanicsModels, Neurological...
ABO typing is the medical term for determining the patient's blood type. This is done prior to surgery, so blood can be given in the operating room if necessary.22Most surgeries do not require ablood transfusion, but some procedures, such as on-pump heart bypass surgery, routinely require ...
Mclntyre MD FRCPC R101 Blood transfusion and haemostatic management in the perioperative period Although legend would have us believe Pope Innocent VIII received the first blood transfusion in 1492, fact supports the first animal-to-animal transfusion in 1666 by Richard Lower, the first animal-to-...
Sixty-one percent of patients had low pretransfusion hemoglobin levels (200mL/kg/year) by a majority (56%). Median pretransfusion hemoglobin was significantly lower in patients with hemoglobin E β-thalassemia compared with β-thalassemia major (POver 60% of regularly transfused patients with β-...
Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion can increase patients' hemoglobin levels and improve hypoxia. The factors affecting the transfusion efficacy include immune and nonimmune factors. The objective of this study was to explore the impact of blood transfusion on T helper (Th) cell ratios and levels of...
HemoglobinaIncreasing haemoglobin and haematocrit levels with blood transfusions has been the gold standard for treating severe anaemia; however, the indication for transfusing concentrated red blood cells is based merely on a few laboratory markers, such as haemoglobin and haematocrit levels, rather ...
Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of the As-Randomized Population in a Study of the Effect of a Restrictive vs Liberal Blood Transfusion Strategy on Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Anemia View LargeDownload Table 2. Hemoglobin Levels and Transfusions Among the As-Randomized Population in...
Hemoglobin, erythrocyte volume fraction, blood cells, iron status, and hemolysis were analyzed before and after surgery. RESULTS: Hemoglobin levels decreased continuously in both groups after the first autologous donation until day 1 postoperatively. With erythropoietin therapy, the erythrocyte volume ...
Red blood cell transfusion resulted in an increase in systemic vascular hindrance (resistance/blood viscosity), whereas the administration of a protein solution prompted a decrease in this parameter, thus reflecting true vasoconstriction and vasodilation, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: An increase in blood ...