The aim of this study was to provide an overview of massive transfusion in Chinese hospitals, identify the important indications for massive transfusion and corrective therapies based on clinical evidence and supporting experimental studies, and propose guidelines for the management of massive transfusion. This multiregion, multicenter retrospective study involved a Massive Blood Transfusion Co...

BACKGROUND The need for blood transfusion in cirrhotic liver resection is difficult to determine because of inaccurate estimation of operative blood loss. Moreover, blood transfusion is detrimental to cirrhotic patients. OBJECTIVE To investigate the predictors and limitations of hepatectomy without blood transfusion for cirrhotic patients. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING University ho...

BACKGROUND Reservation of blood leads to blood wastage if the blood is not transfused. Therefore, in some centers only blood type and screen are evaluated. In this study, the efficacy of a blood crossmatch-to-transfusion ratio was measured and then compared with the standard levels. METHODS This prospective study was conducted during one year in a university hospital. During this period, 398 ...

Background: Thalassemia is one of the most common genetic disorders throughout the world. Blood transfusion plays an important role in the treatment of thalassemia but it leads to numerous complications such as iron overload and alloimmunization. This study evaluated the frequency and risk factors associated with alloimmunization in thalassemia major patients living in Markazi province, Iran. ...

5 Maintain plasma colloid osmotic pressure "Massive transfusion" is arbitrarily defined as the replacement of the patient's total blood volume by stored homologous bank blood in less than 24 hours. It is a medical emergency, usually occurring in the accident department, the operating theatre, or the obstetric department, when a patient presents with overwhelming haemorrhage and acute hypovolaem...

Background: Allogeneic blood transfusion in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has been shown tonegatively affect patient outcomes. This study aimed to examine if there is a correlation between operative time and theneed for allogeneic blood transfusions during TJA.Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 866 patients who underwent primary TJA during a o...