Journal article
Drug, Devices, Technologies, and Techniques for Blood Management in Minimally Invasive and Conventional Cardiothoracic Surgery a Consensus Statement from the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2011
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this consensus conference were to evaluate the evidence for the efficacy and safety of perioperative drugs, technologies, and techniques in reducing allogeneic blood transfusion for adults undergoing cardiac surgery and to develop evidence-based recommendations for comprehensive perioperative blood management in cardiac surgery, with emphasis on minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
METHODS: The consensus panel …
Authors
Menkis AH; Martin J; Cheng DCH; Fitzgerald DC; Freedman JJ; Gao C; Koster A; Mackenzie GS; Murphy GJ; Spiess B
Journal
Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 229–241
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
7 2012
DOI
10.1097/imi.0b013e3182747699
ISSN
1556-9845
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Antifibrinolytic AgentsBlood Loss, SurgicalBlood TransfusionCanadaCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiologyCoronary Artery Bypass, Off-PumpErythropoietinFactor VIIaHumansInternational CooperationIronMeta-Analysis as TopicMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresPerioperative PeriodPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPractice Guidelines as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSocieties, MedicalThoracic Surgical ProceduresTransfusion ReactionTreatment Outcome