Part II of the consensus guidelines updates the recommendations for the periprocedural
management of thrombotic and bleeding risks in patients who require image-guided …

Cardiac surgery is associated with perioperative blood loss and a high risk of allogeneic
blood transfusion. Patient blood management (PBM) in cardiac surgery contributes to the …

The prevention and management of bleeding and thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis
poses several difficult clinical questions. These Clinical Practice Guidelines have been …

Document Reviewers: Moritz WV Wyler von Ballmoos (USA), Mate Petricevic (Croatia), Arie
Pieter Kappetein (Netherlands), Miguel Sousa-Uva (Portugal), Georg Trummer (Germany) …

1NHS Blood and Transplant, 2Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, 3University
College Hospitals NHS Trust, London, 4Serious Hazards of Transfusion, NHS Blood and …

BACKGROUND: Practice guidelines reflect published literature. Because of the ever
changing literature base, it is necessary to update and revise guideline recommendations …

Histological assessment of the liver, and thus, liver biopsy, is a cornerstone in the evaluation
and management of patients with liver disease and has long been considered to be an …

The aims of severe perioperative bleeding management are three-fold. First, preoperative
identification by anamesis and laboratory testing of those patients for whom the …

Introduction Evidence-based recommendations are needed to guide the acute management
of the bleeding trauma patient, which when implemented may improve patient outcomes …

Plasma utilization has increased over the past two decades, and there is a growing concern
that many plasma transfusions are inappropriate. Plasma transfusion is not without risk, and …