Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious and common complication of major surgery. This
narrative review focuses on the relationship between perioperative red blood cell …

Red cell transfusion therapy is a common treatment modality in contemporary medical
practice. Although blood collection and administration is safer and more efficient than ever …

A novel virus named 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2) causes symptoms
that are classified as coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Respiratory conditions are …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the introduction of a
patient blood management (PBM) program in cardiac surgery on transfusion incidence and …

Venovenous (VV) and venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are
effective support modalities to treat critically ill patients. ECMO-associated hemolysis …

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) and intestinal injury negatively impact patient outcome
after cardiac surgery. Enhanced nitric oxide (NO) consumption due to intraoperative …

Two-year-old purpose-bred beagles (n= 24) infected with Staphylococcus aureus
pneumonia were randomized in a blinded fashion for exchange transfusion with either 7-or …

Background We aimed to create a theoretical tool to model the effect of three haemostatic
agents containing fibrinogen (therapeutic plasma, cryoprecipitate, and fibrinogen …

Background Impact of in-ICU transfusion on long-term outcomes remains unknown. The
purpose of this study was to assess in critical-care survivors the association between in-ICU …

BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important complication in surgical patients.
Existing biomarkers and clinical prediction models underestimate the risk for developing …