Transfusion-related 2-to-1 electromechanical block during surgery

Blood transfusion during cardiac surgery: massive transfusion coagulopathy

Methods Total of 406 patients (f/m N=103/303) were studied in the ICU in 2011; 21 (5.17%) males were observed,. HGB in OR prior to surgery was: 127.43 g/L(SD±19.4; range 85-165; median 129g/L). Patients were divided into two groups, according to the quantity of RBCs received. Group 1 (N=15) received 5-9 units RBCs; group 2 (N=6) received ≥10 units RBCs. EuroSCORE II was used for operation risk ...

Rautenberg Factor: Transfusion Constraints During Cardiac Surgery.

Transfusion related acute lung injury with massive pulmonary secretion during cardiac surgery. A case report

A Indo-Caribbean patient undergoing cardiac surgery developed Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) with massive endobronchial secretion of clear fluid mimicking severe pulmonary edema. Hypoxemia and lung stiffness were so severe that didn't allow closure of the sternum on completion of surgery. The patient was treated with invasive ventilation, high positive pressure and % FiO2 and agg...

Occurrence of complete atrioventricular block during surgery

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC Complete atrioventricular block (AVB) in the heart results in serious hemodynamic inst...

Predictive model of blood transfusion during CABG surgery in Pakistan.

OBJECTIVE To determine predictors of need for transfusion of blood and blood products and create a clinical predictive model to reduce indiscriminate use of blood products during surgery. METHOD We conducted a retrospective chart review of 485 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery from January 2004 to December 2004 at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Independent ...