Background: Most indications for whole blood transfusion are now well managed exclusively
with blood component therapy, yet the use of fresh whole blood for resuscitating combat …

THE USE OF sodium citrate as the blood anti-coagulant for transfusion science dates from
1914 to 1915 and the almost simultaneous publication of the work of four independent …

The triad of hypothermia, acidosis, and coagulopathy in critically injured patients is a vicious
cycle that, if uninterrupted, is rapidly fatal. During the past 7.5 years, 200 patients were …

Background Recalcitrant coagulopathy" the bloody vicious cycle," produces the majority of
deaths after torso trauma. A model predicting this life-threatening complication may facilitate …

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy is a paralytic syndrome,
causing considerable disability and even death. In controlled clinical trials, plasma …

We examined components of the coagulation system in 30 neonates (age, 1 to 30 days)
undergoing deep hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). A coagulation profile …

from mucosa, raw wounds, and puncture sites." A pri-mary disorder of hemostasis is
suggested, as standard surgical techniques do not effectively arrest the process. Multiple …

Materials and Methods Seventy consecutive trauma patients for whom packing was used to
control hemorrhage were studied. The patients had liver injuries, abdominal vascular …

Background It is well recognized that increased transfusion volumes are associated with
increased morbidity and mortality, but dose–response relations between high-and very-high …

In this fourth edition of the classic work on malignant blood cancers, the team of editors and
over 100 international leaders in the field provide a comprehensive text on the diagnosis …