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Blood Product Utilization in Patients With COVID-19 on ECMO

Abstract Introduction Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been associated with improved outcomes in COVID patients with respiratory failure, data regarding the need for blood product utilization in this population..

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Prolonged Blood Storage and Risk of Posttransfusion Acute Kidney Injury

Abstract Background Erythrocyte transfusions are independently associated with acute kidney injury. Kidney injury may be consequent to the progressive hematologic changes that develop during storage. This study therefore tested the..

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Optimising bloodless cardiovascular surgery for Jehovah’s Witnesses and beyond

Abstract Emerging evidence suggests surgical outcomes of patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery that refuse autologous transfusion is comparable to those who accept whole blood product transfusions. There are several methods that..

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