Within 3 months of the first diagnosed case, the outbreak of acute respiratory disease
caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), also known as COVID-19, rapidly grew into …

Background: Although randomized trials show that patients do well when given less blood,
there remains a persistent impression that orthopedic surgery patients require a higher …

The combination of patient blood management (PBM) modalities and multicomponent
apheresis permits us to administer even safer transfusions than those using the “safer‐than …

Adopting blood management practices can lower both the risks and costs associated with
unnecessary blood transfusions. Learn about patient-centered strategies and techniques …

Background It is well known that blood transfusion is life‐saving, but also that it carries a
serious risk of transmitting viral infections. Introduction of new methods of testing for …

Prevention and management of anemia and blood loss in the orthopaedic patient
undergoing surgery is a major concern for healthcare providers and patients. Although …

Objectives To describe the safety and feasibility of urological transfusion‐free surgeries in
Jehovah's Witness patients. Methods An institutional review board‐approved, retrospective …

Anemia is prevalent among critically ill patients. The causes of anemia in these patients are
multifactorial and may include both physiological and iatrogenic etiologies. Moreover …

Materials and Methods In this study, we evaluated 30 articles published from 2005 to 2017
which included the most important observational and interventional researches in Iran …

It has now been over 20 years since the Institute of Medicine published the paradigm-
changing report “To Err is Human,” which concluded that as many as 98,000 deaths …