The US National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the US Department of Health and
Human Services, estimated in 1996 that 3.4 million Americans were living with anemia …

Trauma is rapidly replacing stroke and cardiovascular disease as a leading cause of death
in Western countries such as the United States, and almost a third (30%) of trauma deaths …

Objective To determine the relationship between packed red blood cell transfusion practice
and the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Design Secondary analysis …

Background: Previous studies have documented that blood transfusion incites a substantial
inflammatory response with the systemic release of cytokines. Furthermore, blood …

Prior to 1900, blood transfusions were fraught with danger and often caused more
complications than the underlying disease. Discovery of the ABO compatibility system in the …

The American Association of Blood Bank (AABB) Standards defines any adverse reaction
experienced by a patient during a transfusion as a suspected transfusion reaction. The …

Objective: In 2003, critical care and infectious disease experts representing 11 international
organizations developed management guidelines for the use of blood products in sepsis …

Background: Over the last half-decade, substantial breakthroughs have taken place in terms
of routine therapy of critically ill patients. The combination of these strategies has the …

Pharmacoeconomic analysis of therapies for pediatric patients Page 1 Editorial © Future
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Este texto completo es la transcripción editada y revisada de la conferencia dictada en el
marco del XXI Congreso de Medicina Intensiva, realizado en Pucón entre los días 5 al 8 de …