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Blood Product Transfusion in the Critical Care Setting
Date: Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
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Operative Blood Loss, Blood Transfusion, and 30-Day Mortality in Older Patients After Major Noncardiac Surgery
Date: Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
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Children with Single-Ventricle Physiology Do Not Benefit From Higher Hemoglobin Levels Post Cavopulmonary Connection: Results of a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Restrictive Versus Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion Strategy
Date: Monday, June 28th, 2010
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Inventory Management
Date: Friday, June 4th, 2010
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An Approach to Prevent the Severe Adverse Events Associated with Transfusion of FDA-Approved Blood Products
Date: Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
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Peri-Operative Blood Transfusion Increases Length of Hospital Stay and Number of Postoperative Complications in Non-Cardiac Surgical Patients
Date: Friday, May 7th, 2010
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The Optimal Hematocrit
Date: Friday, May 7th, 2010
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Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Plasma Transfusion
Date: Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
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The Relationship of Plasma Transfusion from Female and Male Donors with Outcome After Cardiac Surgery
Date: Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
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Blood Transfusion is Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality After Lower Extremity Revascularization
Date: Thursday, February 25th, 2010
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Intranasal Desmopressin Versus Blood Transfusion in Cirrhotic Patients with Coagulopathy Undergoing Dental Extraction: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date: Thursday, January 7th, 2010
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The Effect of Red Blood Cell Age on Coagulation
Date: Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
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Value of Blood Transfusion in Patients With a Blood Hematocrit of 24% to 30% After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Date: Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
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Determinants of Transfusion Decisions in a Mixed Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Cohort Study
Date: Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
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Triggers and Appropriateness of Red Blood Cell Transfusions in the Postpartum Patient—A Retrospective Audit
Date: Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
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Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Treatment and Management of Anaemia: The Search for the Elusive Transfusion Trigger
Date: Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
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Massive Transfusion Protocols: The Role of Aggressive Resuscitation versus Product Ratio in Mortality Reduction
Date: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
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Red Blood Cell Use Outside the Operating Theater: A Prospective Observational Study with Modeling of Potential Blood Conservation during Severe Blood Shortages
Date: Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
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Transfusion in Trauma: Why and How Should We Change Our Current Practice?
Date: Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
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The Relationship of Blood Product Ratio to Mortality: Survival Benefit or Survival Bias?
Date: Wednesday, April 8th, 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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Exsanguination in Trauma: A Review of Diagnostics and Treatment Options
Date: Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
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Blood Transfusion in Trauma: Six-Year Analysis of the Transfusion Practices at a Level I Trauma Center
Date: Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
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A Massive Transfusion Protocol to Decrease Blood Component Use and Costs
Date: Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
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The Direct Effects of Stored Blood Products May Worsen Prognosis of Cancer Patients; Shall We Transfuse or Not? An Explanation of the Adverse Oncological Consequences of Blood Product Transfusion with a Testable Hypothesis Driven Experimental Research Pro
Date: Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
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Outcome Analysis of Blood Product Transfusion in Trauma Patients: A Prospective, Risk-Adjusted Study
Date: Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
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Damage Control Hematology: The Impact of a Trauma Exsanguination Protocol on Survival and Blood Product Utilization
Date: Wednesday, July 16th, 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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Toward Reducing Perioperative Transfusions
Date: Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
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Cell Salvage in Obstetrics
Date: Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
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Experience of a Network of Transfusion Coordinators for Blood Conservation (Ontario Transfusion Coordinators [ONTraC])
Date: Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
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Blood Management: A Primer for Clinicians
Date: Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
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Transfusion Strategy for Primary Knee and Hip Arthroplasty: Impact of an Algorithm to Lower Transfusion Rates and Hospital Costs
Date: Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
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Blood Center and Hospital Relationships in England and North Wales: Their Impact on the Declining Demand for Red Blood Cells
Date: Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
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Reducing Blood Use: How We Did It
Date: Monday, August 20th, 2007
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Bloodless Liver Resection
Date: Monday, August 6th, 2007
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Blood Use in Elective Surgery: The Austrian Benchmark Study
Date: Monday, June 18th, 2007
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Can a Bloodless Surgery Program Work in the Trauma Setting?
Date: Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
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Blood Management
Date: Sunday, May 27th, 2007
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A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Blood Conservation Algorithm in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Joint Arthroplasty
Date: Monday, May 21st, 2007
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Blood Management: A Model Of Excellence
Date: Monday, April 30th, 2007
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Peri-Operative Blood Management in Elective Orthopaedic Surgery: A Critical Review of the Literature
Date: Monday, April 2nd, 2007
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Perioperative intravenous iron, with or without erythropoietin, plus restrictive transfusion protocol reduce the need for allogeneic blood after knee replacement surgery.
Date: Friday, August 11th, 2006
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Developing a Blood Conservation Program in Cardiac Surgery
Date: Friday, August 4th, 2006
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