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Is Female Sex a Risk Factor for Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization After Transfusion? A Systematic Review
16 January 2012
Esther P. Verduin, Anneke Brand, Henk Schonewille
Large scale red blood cell (RBC) antigen genotyping of donors is currently well developed. There is scarce information, however, to select patients who might benefit from preemptive extended RBC antig...
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Benchmarking: Applications to Transfusion Medicine
11 January 2012
Torunn Oveland Apelseth, Laura Molnar, Emmy Arnold, Nancy M. Heddle
Benchmarking is as a structured continuous collaborative process in which comparisons for selected indicators are used to identify factors that, when implemented, will improve transfusion practices. T...
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The PRECISE RCT: Evolution of an Early Septic Shock Fluid Resuscitation Trial
05 January 2012
Lauralyn McIntyre, Dean A. Fergusson, Brian Rowe, Deborah J. Cook, Yaseen Arabi, Sean M. Bagshaw, Marcel Emond, Simon Finfer, Alison Fox-Robichaud, Alasdair Gray, Robert Green, Paul Hebert, Eddy Lang, John Marshall, Ian Stiell, Alan Tinmouth, Joe Pagliarello, Alexis Turgeon, Timothy Walsh, Andrew Worster, Ryan Zarychanski, for the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group
Severe sepsis and septic shock are the most common reasons for admission to an intensive care unit; and the risk of death is substantial, estimated at approximately 40%. Evidence suggests that early r...
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Correspondence
26 December 2011
Lawrence Tim Goodnough, Bryan Cotton, Pampee Young
Anderson et al request details regarding our liquid plasma inventory for emergencies requiring immediate plasma therapy. Our plasma source is the Stanford Blood Center, which provides plasma products ...
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Correspondence
08 December 2011
Deborah J. Anderson, Carolyn D. Burns, Phillip J. DeChristopher, Dan A. Waxman
We read with great interest the article by Drs Young, Cotton, and Goodnough in the October issue of the journal, which reviewed current literature surrounding massive transfusion and providing exampl...
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