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The impact of blood conservation on outcomes in cardiac surgery: is it safe and effective?
Date: Thursday, August 12th, 2010
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The Epidemiology of Red Cell Transfusion
Date: Thursday, July 29th, 2010
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Traditional Transfusion Practices Are Changing
Date: Thursday, July 29th, 2010
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Red Blood Cell Transfusions-Are We Narrowing the Evidence-Practice Gap? An Observational Study in 5 Israeli Intensive Care Units
Date: Friday, June 4th, 2010
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Transfusion Medicine Knowledge in Postgraduate Year 1 Residents
Date: Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
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A Survey of Physicians’ Reasons to Transfuse Plasma and Platelets in the Critically Ill: A Prospective Single-Centre Cohort Study
Date: Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
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Relationships among Haemoglobin Level, Packed Red Cell Transfusion and Clinical Outcomes in Patients after Cardiac Surgery
Date: Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
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The Importance of Iron in Long-Term Survival of Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients Treated with Epoetin-alfa and Intravenous Iron: Analysis of 9.5 Years of Prospectively Collected Data
Date: Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
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Impact of Plasma Transfusion in Massively Transfused Trauma Patients
Date: Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
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Long-Term Survival in the Intensive Care Unit after Erythrocyte Blood Transfusion
Date: Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
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Predictors of Blood Loss in Fronto-Orbital Advancement and Remodeling
Date: Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
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Transfusion Insurgency: Practice Change through Education and Evidence-Based Recommendations
Date: Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
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Blood Transfusion Reduction in Cardiac Surgery: Multidisciplinary Approach at a Community Hospital
Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
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Transfusion Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease
Date: Monday, February 16th, 2009
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The Silent Risks of Blood Transfusion
Date: Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
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Transfusion Practice and Outcomes in Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
Date: Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
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The Effect of Anemia and Blood Transfusions on Mortality in Closed Head Injury Patients
Date: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
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Cell Salvage in Obstetrics
Date: Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
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The Impact of Intraoperative Transfusion of Platelets and Red Blood Cells on Survival after Liver Transplantation
Date: Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
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Risk Associated with Preoperative Anemia in Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Date: Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
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Optimal Hemoglobin Concentration in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Acute Ischemic Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: Monday, April 28th, 2008
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Restrictive Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Not Just for the Stable Intensive Care Unit Patient
Date: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
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Adherence to NICU Transfusion Guidelines: Data from a Multihospital Healthcare System
Date: Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
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Bleeding in Cardiac Surgery: The Use of Aprotinin Does Not Affect Survival
Date: Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
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Aggressive Red Blood Cell Transfusion: No Association with Improved Outcomes for Victims of Isolated Traumatic Brain Injury
Date: Monday, March 17th, 2008
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Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury: Past, Present, and Future
Date: Monday, March 17th, 2008
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The Proportion of Variation in Perioperative Transfusion Decisions in Canada Attributable to the Hospital
Date: Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
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Anemia and Transfusions in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Cancer
Date: Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
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Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Clinical Practice
Date: Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
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Reducing the Amount of Blood Transfused by Changing Clinicians' Transfusion Practices
Date: Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
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Changes in Red Blood Cell Transfusion Practice during the Past Two Decades: A Retrospective Analysis, with the Mayo Database, of Adult Patients Undergoing Major Spine Surgery
Date: Monday, June 25th, 2007
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Clinicians as Gatekeepers: What is the Best Route to Optimal Blood Use?
Date: Monday, May 21st, 2007
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Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Guideline
Date: Monday, May 7th, 2007
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Transfusion Strategies for Patients in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Date: Monday, April 23rd, 2007
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Effects of a Restrictive Blood Transfusion Policy on Outcomes in Children with Burn Injury
Date: Monday, February 19th, 2007
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Safe and Successful Restriction of Transfusion in Burn Patients
Date: Monday, November 27th, 2006
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Objectives and Limitations of Bloodless Medical Care
Date: Monday, November 6th, 2006
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Derivation of a Risk Index for the Prediction of Massive Blood Transfusion in Liver Transplantation
Date: Friday, October 13th, 2006
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The Premature Infants in Need of Transfusion (Pint) Study: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Restrictive (LOW) Versus Liberal (HIGH) Transfusion Threshold for Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
Date: Monday, October 2nd, 2006
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Effect of Fresh-Frozen Plasma Transfusion on Prothrombin Time and Bleeding in Patients with Mild Coagulation Abnormalities
Date: Monday, September 25th, 2006
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Utilization of Platelet Transfusions in the Intensive Care Unit: Indications, Transfusion Triggers, and Platelet Count Responses
Date: Monday, September 25th, 2006
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Prediction of massive blood transfusion in cardiac surgery: [La prediction d'une transfusion massive en cardiochirurgie].
Date: Saturday, August 26th, 2006
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Practice guidelines for perioperative blood transfusion and adjuvant therapies: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Adjuvant Therapies.
Date: Friday, August 11th, 2006
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Risks, Benefits, Alternatives and Indications of Allogenic Blood Transfusions
Date: Friday, June 16th, 2006
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Evidence-Based Red Cell Transfusion in the Critically Ill: Quality Improvement Using Computerized Physician Order Entry
Date: Friday, May 19th, 2006
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Red Blood Cell Transfusion Practices Amongst Canadian Anesthesiologists: A Survey
Date: Friday, April 28th, 2006
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Perioperative Red Cell, Plasma, and Blood Volume Change in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Date: Friday, March 24th, 2006
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