18 July 2017 (Tuesday) - Transfusion Evidence Alert email

The Transfusion Evidence Alert email came in this morning:

(It’s all transfusion evidence…)

The Transfusion Evidence Library provides a free monthly overview of 10 selected evidence-based publications in the field of transfusion medicine.  More than 12,500 professionals from around the world subscribe to this alert to stay informed. Unrestricted access to the Transfusion Evidence Library is available through an institutional subscription. Please contact us for information about subscription options.

Top 10 new publications

Effects of unilateral tourniquet used in patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty
Liu PL, Li DQ, et al.,  Orthopaedic Surgery 2017

Impact of hemodynamic goal-directed resuscitation on mortality in adult critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cronhjort M, Wall O., et al. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing 2017

Outcomes following concomitant traumatic brain injury and hemorrhagic shock: a secondary analysis from the PROPPR trial
Galvagno SM Jr, Fox EE, et al. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2017

Impact of red blood cell transfusion strategies in haemato-oncological patients:  a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hoeks MPA, Kranenburg FJ, Middelburg RA, van Kraaij MGJ, Zwaginga JJ. British Journal of Haematology 2017

Comprehensive analysis of liberal and restrictive transfusion strategies in pediatric intensive care unit
Akyildiz B, Ulgen Tekerek N, et al. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2017

Efficiency and safety of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss in total shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sun CX, Zhang L, et al. Medicine 2017

The effectiveness of a de-implementation strategy to reduce low-value blood management techniques in primary hip and knee arthroplasty: a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial
Voorn VMA, Marang-van de Mheen PJ, et al. Implementation Science. 2017.

Restrictive versus liberal transfusion strategies for red blood cell transfusion  after hip or knee surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mao T, Gao F, et al. Medicine 2017.

Tranexamic acid safely reduced blood loss in hemi- and total hip arthroplasty for acute femoral neck fracture: a randomized clinical trial
Watts CD, Houdek MT, et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2017.

The use of fibrinogen concentrate for the management of trauma-related bleeding: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Review]
Mengoli C, Franchini M, et al.  Blood Transfusion. 2017.