A new genus and species of cryptocephaline leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Costa Rica [PDF]
Aulacothoracicus coastaricensis Watts, new genus and new species of cryoptocephaline Chrysomelidae, is described from Costa Rica.
Watts, John R.
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Reducing the burden of acute respiratory distress syndrome: The case for early intervention and the potential role of the emergency department [PDF]
The mortality for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains unacceptably high. Success in clinical trials has been limited, resulting in a lack of effective therapies to treat the syndrome.
Fuller, Brian M +3 more
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A suspected case of transfusion-related acute lung injury
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a rare but serious complication of blood transfusion. We present a suspected case of TRALI in a 39-year-old female patient who underwent total abdominal hysterectomy under uneventful general anesthesia ...
Lulu Sherif +4 more
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Patient blood management and surgery: Impact of new surgical techniques on transfusion needs
Abstract Background and Objectives Patient blood management (PBM) is a multidisciplinary approach aimed at reducing the use of blood products. It considers the patient's own blood as a valuable resource to preserve and seeks to avoid the routine use of transfusions to treat anaemia.
Francois Ansart, France Pirenne
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Transfusion-Related acute lung injury in a patient with hellp syndrome: A case report
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious adverse reaction associated with the transfusion of plasma-containing blood components, and presents as hypoxemia and non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema within 6 hrs of transfusion.
Ranjana S Kale, Priyanka D Gorjelwar
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Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury: What the Allied Health Professional Needs to Know about this Life -Threatening Hazard of Blood Transfusion [PDF]
Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) is a rare, life-threatening hazard of blood transfusion. In the intensive care unit, 37% to 44% of admitted patients are transfused with at least one blood component.
Collins, Kevin P, Patterson, Thomas L
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Effects of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers on blood coagulation. [PDF]
For many decades, Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) have been central in the development of resuscitation agents that might provide oxygen delivery in addition to simple volume expansion.
Holtby, Randall J +2 more
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Abstract Background and Objectives Plasma transfusion is indicated for patients with coagulopathy and active bleeding or those undergoing major surgery. Appropriate use is defined by an international normalized ratio (INR) >1.7 and a dose of 3–4 units for adults.
Krista Walter +4 more
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Ferrostatin-1 prevents transfusion-related acute lung injury in mice by inhibiting ferroptosis
[Objective] To investigate the role of ferroptosis in transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and evaluate the efficacy of the specific inhibitor Ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1), thereby to provide a basis for the prevention and treatment of TRALI. [Methods]
LIU Siwei +5 more
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Abstract Background and Objectives Foetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopaenia (FNAIT) is a potentially severe immune‐mediated condition that is believed to be under‐identified in the Canadian population. The Canadian Blood Services National Platelet Immunology Reference Laboratory (NPIRL) serves as a centralized referral laboratory for FNAIT ...
Bryan Tordon +4 more
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