Although major advances in the care of cancer patients over the past several decades have
resulted in improved survival, infectious complications remain a significant cause of …

Infectious diseases remain a pervasive threat to global and public health, especially in many
countries and rural urban areas. The main causes of such severe diseases are the lack of …

Transfusion-transmitted infections (TTI) have been greatly reduced in numbers due to the
strict donor selection and screening procedures, ie the availability of technologies to test …

Background Recently, a number of studies using intra-articular application of tranexamic
acid (IA-TXA), with different dosage and techniques, successfully reduced postoperative …

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is associated with high intraoperative and postoperative blood
loss. Antifibrinolytic drugs have been used to minimize the potential risks of bleeding and …

BACKGROUND: Hemorrhage after trauma is a common cause of death in the United States
and globally. The primary goals when managing traumatic shock are the restoration of …

Objectives: In children with severe sepsis or septic shock, the optimal red blood cell
transfusion threshold is unknown. We analyzed the subgroup of patients with sepsis and …

Purpose This study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of the combined use of
tranexamic acid (TXA) with the intravenous (IV) or local use alone in total hip arthroplasty …

Background: Patients undergoing hip fracture surgery frequently require blood transfusion.
Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been widely used to decrease blood loss and transfusion rates …

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common cause of perinatal viral
infection in the developed world, resulting in approximately 40,000 congenitally infected …