Abstract Aims This study assesses the effect of hip fracture anatomy and operation performed on transfusion rates within our centre. We aim to identify patients most likely require early, improve outcomes. Methods A retrospective cohort 324 consecutive presenting a district general hospital over one year. Data was collected from patient records, local laboratory national database. Results fract...

INTRODUCTION Studies in intensive care unit (ICU) patients have suggested that anemia and blood transfusions can influence outcomes, but these effects have not been widely investigated specifically in surgical ICU patients. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the prospectively collected data from all adult patients (>18 years old) admitted to a 50-bed surgical ICU between 1st March 2004 and 3...

The aim of this prospective randomized study was to compare the effects of the transfusion of unprocessed and cell saver-processed residual cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) volume on haemostasis, complement activation, postoperative blood loss and transfusion requirements after elective cardiac surgery. Blood samples were taken at eight points in time, perioperatively. Haematological data, includin...

Red cell unexpected alloantibodies can be present in healthy donors who were either transfused previously or pregnant previously. Presence of irregular erythrocyte alloantibodies can occasionally cause severe transfusion reaction if a large amount of plasma or whole blood is transfused as in massive transfusions and in pediatric patients. Here we are presenting a case report of a donor who had ...

Blood transfusion and iron chelation currently represent a supportive therapy to manage anemia, vasculopathy and vaso-occlusion crises in Sickle-Cell-Disease. Here we describe the first 5-year long-term randomized clinical trial comparing Deferiprone versus Deferoxamine in patients with Sickle-Cell-Disease. The results of this study show that Deferiprone has the same effectiveness as Deferoxami...

BACKGROUND Prolonged storage of red blood cells (RBCs) leads to fundamental changes in both the RBCs and the storage media. We retrospectively evaluated the relationship between the RBC age and in-hospital and long-term postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass. METHODS The electronic medical records of 1,072 OPCAB patients were reviewed and information on ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study reviews the perioperative use of red blood cell transfusion in cerebrovascular neurosurgery. The current algorithm for preoperative ordering of red cells is historical and dated. More blood is ordered than is actually transfused, and considerable variability exists between different institutions. We determine the use of blood transfusion in cerebrovascular surg...