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Comparison of Surgical Approaches in Neurosurgical Patients Experiencing Venous Air Embolism in the Sitting Position

Issue: 
Vol 63, Issue 4: Aug (2014)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.133
Pages: 
388

The Editor,

Sir,

Received: 
06 May, 2013
Accepted: 
13 Aug, 2013
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon turgut_et_al_letter.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Letters to the Editor
Keywords: 
neurosurgery
Air embolism
median incision
paramedian incision
Journal Authors: 
N Turgut
A Ali
A Turkmen
A Altan
K Bikmaz
AC Iplikcioglu
e-Published: 06 May, 2014

Blood Use in Neurosurgical Cases at the University Hospital of the West Indies

Issue: 
Vol 63, Issue 1: Jan (2014)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.233
Pages: 
54–8
Synopsis: 
The neurosurgical population had a low transfusion rate. Higher American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status, low preoperative haemoglobin, a resident lead surgeon, and blood loss were significant predictors of perioperative transfusions. The Cross-match to Transfusion Ratio was high, suggesting that blood products can be better allocated.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Many neurosurgical cases are done without the need for blood transfusion, yet blood is unnecessarily cross-matched, resulting in wasted resources.  This study was undertaken to document and compare the number of units of blood components requested, cross-matched and transfused in neurosurgical cases at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). 

Received: 
14 Aug, 2013
Revised: 
20 Jan, 2014
Accepted: 
22 Jan, 2014
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon crawford-sykes_et_al-blood_use_in_neurosurgery.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Blood transfusion
cross-match to transfusion ratio
neurosurgery
Journal Authors: 
A Crawford-Sykes
K Ehikhametalor
I Tennant
M Scarlett
R Augier
L Williamson
G Wharfe
H Harding-Goldson
e-Published: 14 Mar, 2014
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