Hematologie

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare and life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, severe thrombocytopenia, and organ…

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Bleeding risk and reversal strategies for old and new anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents

The most important adverse effect of antithrom-botic treatment is the occurrence of bleeding. In the case ofsevere bleeding in a…

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Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants in Critically Ill Patients

The direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been increasingly used over vitamin K antagonists in recent years because they do not…

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Parenteral Anticoagulants

This article describes the pharmacology of approved parenteral anticoagulants. These include the indirect anticoagulants, unfractionated heparin (UFH), low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs),…

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Venous thromboembolism in the ICU: main characteristics, diagnosis and thromboprophylaxis

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT), is a common and severe complication of critical…

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Blood Product Administration in the Critical Care and Perioperative Settings

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Anemia and blood transfusion in the critically ill patient with cardiovascular disease

BackgroundAnemia and cardiovascular disease Approximately seven million people in the United Kingdom, and 30% of patients admitted to the ICU…

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Transfusion-related acute lung injury: a clinical review

Three decades ago, transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) was considered a rare complication of transfusion medicine. Nowadays, the US Food…

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Guidelines on the management of anaemia and red celltransfusion in adult critically ill patients

This document aims to summarize the current literatureguiding the use of red cell transfusion in critically ill patientsand provides recommendations…

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The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fourth edition

BackgroundSevere trauma continues to represent a global public health issue and mortality and morbidity in trauma patients remains substantial. A…

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