Tag: Blood Disorders
Initial Specimen Diversion Device Cuts Culture Contamination
Initial specimen diversion device reduces blood culture contamination without impacting sensitivity
Most Routine Coagulation Tests Reliable Up to Eight Hours
PT/INR, aPTT, fibrinogen, FV, D-dimer can be reliably assessed in tubes stored for up to eight hours
U.S. Blood Banks Can Protect Blood Supply From Zika Virus
Steps being taken to protect patients who need transfusions
Autoantibodies to GPIHBP1 Identified in Chylomicronemia
Autoantibodies identified in six patients with chylomicronemia; three of these had SLE
DEX Doesn’t Reduce Mortality in Those With Sepsis on Ventilator
Dexmedetomidine also did not reduce ventilator-free days for sepsis patients on mechanical ventilation
Multiple Dosing Mitigates ASA Hyporesponsiveness After CABG
Multiple dosing more effective than ASA 81 or 325 mg once-daily for suppressing serum TXB2 formation
2011 Norepinephrine Shortage Upped Mortality in Septic Shock
Patients with septic shock in hospitals affected by drug shortage had increased rate of in-hospital death
Raised CTCs Precede Recurrence in Locally-Advanced NSCLC
Fifteen of 20 patients with recurrence had increase in circulating tumor cell counts post chemoradiation
Lanadelumab Active in Angioedema With C1 Inhibitor Deficiency
Reduced cleavage of high-molecular-weight kininogen and reduction in attacks of angioedema
Patient-Reported Symptom Score Predicts Outcome in Amyloidosis
Patient-reported fatigue is independent prognostic factor for survival in light-chain amyloidosis
