Clinical reviews

• Blajchman MA. The clinical benefits of the leukoreduction of blood products. J Trauma . 2006 Jun;60(6 Suppl):S83-90. Review.
  PMID: 16763486 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

• DeAnda A , Baker KM , Roseff SD , Green JA , McCarthy H , Aron T , Spiess BD . Developing a blood conservation program in cardiac surgery. Am J Med Qual. 2006 Jul-Aug;21(4):230-7.
  PMID: 16849779 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

• Fergusson D , Khanna MP , Tinmouth A , Hébert PC .
  Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Transfusion of leukoreduced red blood cells may decrease postoperative infections: two meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials. Can J Anaesth. 2004 May;51(5):407-10. 
  PMID: 15128625 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

• Furnary AP et al. Aprotinin does not increase the risk of renal failure
  in cardiac surgery patients. Circulation 2007;116:I-127-I-133.
  PMID: 17846292 [PubMed - in process]
  
  
• Goodnough LT, Shander A.  Blood management. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2007 May;131(5):695-701.
  PMID: 17488154 [PubMed – in process]
  
  
• Hebert PC, Wells G, Blajchman MA, Marshall J, Martin C, Pagliarello G, Tweeddale M, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Schweitzer I, Yetisir E. A multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial of transfusion requirements in critical care.  Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care Investigators, Canadian Crtitical Care Trials Group. N Engl J Med . 1999 Feb 11;340(6):409-17. Erratum in: N Engl J Med 1999 Apr 1;340(13):1056.
  PMID: 9971864 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  
  
• Lacroix J, Hebert PC, Hutchison JS, Hume HA, Tucci M, Ducruet T, Gauvin F, Collet JP, Toledano BJ, Robillard P, Joffe A, Biarent D, Meert K, Peters MJ; TRIPICU Investigators; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group; Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators Network. Transfusion strategies for patients in pediatric intensive care units. N Engl J Med. 2007 Apr 19;356(16):1609-19.
  PMID: 17442904[PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
  
  
• Llewelyn CA , Taylor RS , Todd AA , Stevens W , Murphy MF , Williamson LM ; Leucodepletion Study Group . National Blood Service, Cambridge and Oxford Centres, England, UK.  The effect of universal leukoreduction on postoperative infections and length of hospital stay in elective orthopedic and cardiac surgery. Transfusion. 2004 Nov;44(11):1675; author reply 1675-6. 
  PMID: 15043563 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  
  
• Obermair A, Cheuk R, Horwood K, Janda M, Bachtiary B, Schwanzelberger B, Stoiber A, Nicklin JL, Perrin LC, Crandon AJ. Impact of hemoglobin levels before and during concurrent chemoradiotherapy on the response of treatment in patients with cervical carcinoma: preliminary results. Cancer . 2001 Aug 15;92(4):903-8.
  PMID: 11550164 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  
  
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons Blood Conservation Guideline Task Force, Ferraris VA, Ferraris SP, Saha SP, Hessel EA 2nd, Haan CK, Royston BD, Bridges CR, Higgins RS, Despotis G, Brown JR; Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Special Task Force on Blood Transfusion, Spiess BD, Shore-Lesserson L, Stafford-Smith M, Mazer CD, Bennett-Guerrero E, Hill SE, Body S.  Perioperative blood transfusion and blood conservation in cardiac surgery: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists clinical practice guideline.
  Ann Thorac Surg . 2007 May;83(5 Suppl):S27-86. Review.
  PMID: 17462454 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  
  
• Spiess BD. Blood transfusion: the silent epidemic. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Nov;72(5):S1832-7
  PMID: 11722117 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  
  
• Whitson BA et al. Bloodless cardiac surgery is associated with decreased
  morbidity and mortality. J Card Surg 2007;22:373-378.
  PMID: 17803571 [PubMed - in process]