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Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.A 2‐year‐old male neutered domestic shorthair cat with bacterial pyothorax was referred to a tertiary hospital for treatment of sepsis. He met criteria for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and developed new‐onset neurological dysfunction subsequent to the development of sepsis.
CC Chan, CR Sharp, CJ Boyd
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Haemoglobin, oxygen carriers and perioperative organ perfusion [PDF]
, 2008 Under normal conditions, only 20-30% of the delivered oxygen is metabolised. In normovolaemic anaemia, the organism reacts with increases in cardiac output and oxygen extraction.
Kocian, R, Spahn, D R
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European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Central venous catheters (CVCs) are essential in pediatric hematology‐oncology, for the administration of chemotherapy and supportive therapy. Thrombocytopenia increases the risk of bleeding and current guidelines recommend prophylactic platelet transfusions below 40–50 × 109/L, though evidence is limited and transfusions entail ...
Alessandro Raffaele +8 more
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A Teenage Girl with Acute Dyspnea and Hypoxemia during Red Blood Cell Transfusion
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2016 Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) can cause morbidity and mortality. We present the case of teenager who developed dyspnea and hypoxemia few hours after red cell transfusion.
U. Pandee, P. Tanpowpong, P. Thongpo
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Impact of intraoperative lung-protective interventions in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery [PDF]
, 2009 INTRODUCTION: In lung cancer surgery, large tidal volume and elevated inspiratory pressure are known risk factors of acute lung (ALI). Mechanical ventilation with low tidal volume has been shown to attenuate lung injuries in critically ill patients.
Licker, Marc +6 more
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Transfusion Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Annually millions of platelet concentrate (PC) are transfused worldwide. The decision regarding PC transfusion is often complex; therefore, the implementation of a hospital programme designed to streamline and facilitate the decision‐making process is beneficial. Such a programme helps standardise transfusion practices, ensures that
Piotr F. Czempik +2 more
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Platelet transfusion—the new immunology of an old therapy
Frontiers in Immunology, 2015 Platelet transfusion has been a vital therapeutic approach in patients with hematologic malignancies for close to half a century. Randomized trials show that prophylactic platelet transfusions mitigate bleeding in patients with acute myeloid leukemia ...
Moritz eStolla +7 more
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Endothelial thrombomodulin—Its role in trauma‐induced coagulopathy
Transfusion, EarlyView.Abstract Background Trauma‐induced coagulopathy (TIC) describes a complex set of coagulation changes affecting severely injured patients. The thrombomodulin‐protein C axis is central to the evolution of TIC. Soluble thrombomodulin (sTM) levels are elevated after injury and predict poor clinical outcomes.
Jeries Abu‐Hanna +7 more
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Transfusion, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Recent studies have linked trauma patient outcomes to the plasma donor's sex, with premenopausal females associated with improved survival and lower organ failure. Currently, green‐colored plasma (due to oral contraceptive use) is removed from the donor pool. We set out to evaluate the hemostatic potential of green plasma.
Samantha C. Redden +6 more
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Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury -A Case Report
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2008 Transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a rare but life threatening complication of blood transfusion which is being increasingly recognized. It is caused by cross reaction between donor antibodies and host leucocytes or between donor leucocytes
Anamika +3 more
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