2020
Preoperative erythropoietin within a patient blood management program decreases both blood transfusion and postoperative anemia: a prospective observational study
Biboulet P, Motais C, Pencole M, Karam O, Dangelser G, Smilevitch P, Maissiat G, Capdevila X, Bringuier S. Preoperative erythropoietin within a patient blood management program decreases both blood transfusion and postoperative anemia: a prospective observational study. Transfusion 2020, 60: 1732-1740. PMID: 32681743, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient blood management programBlood management programBlood transfusionPostoperative anemiaPreoperative erythropoietinObservational studyElective primary hipProspective observational studyMajor thromboembolicPreoperative hemoglobinCardiovascular eventsPreoperative treatmentTransfusion rateHospital dischargePostoperative infusionPostoperative periodIntraoperative administrationMajor complicationsTranexamic acidPrimary hipKnee arthroplastySingle hospitalTransfusionPatientsSpecific efficacy
2013
Association between plasma transfusions and clinical outcome in critically ill children: a prospective observational study
Karam O, Lacroix J, Robitaille N, Rimensberger PC, Tucci M. Association between plasma transfusions and clinical outcome in critically ill children: a prospective observational study. Vox Sanguinis 2013, 104: 342-349. PMID: 23294337, DOI: 10.1111/vox.12009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgressive multiple organ dysfunction syndromeMultiple organ dysfunction syndromeOrgan dysfunction syndromeIntensive care unit lengthPlasma transfusionDysfunction syndromeClinical outcomesIll childrenNosocomial infectionsCare unitOdds ratioOutcome measuresPediatric intensive care unitPediatric critical care unitProspective pediatric studiesAdult trauma patientsProspective observational studySingle-center studySecondary outcome measuresWorse clinical outcomesExtracorporeal life supportPrimary outcome measureSeverity of illnessIntensive care unitCritical care units