Jehovah’s Witnesses and Transfusion: Ethical Issues Rose Christopherson MD, PhD The issues surrounding transfusion of Jehovah’s Witnesses should be examined in the broader context of medical ethics. Two aspects of…
Transfusion of Packed Red Blood Cells Requires a Careful Risk-Benefit Analysis Heather A. Abernethy MD Michael P. Hutchens MD, MA Transfusing allogenic red blood cells is an intervention that has…
Know What Screening Tests are Performed on Volunteer Donor Blood Andrew M. Gross MD Donated blood is subjected to a rigorous series of tests before it is deemed safe for…
Learn from the Care of the Combat Victim: Ask the Surgeons to Consider Damage Control Surgery for the Bleeding Patient Surjya Sen MD Damage control surgery is defined as operative…
Use the Principles of “Damage Control Anesthesia” in the Care of the Massively Bleeding Patient and Ask the Surgeons to Implement “Damage Control Surgery” if Necessary T. Miko Enomoto MD…
Consider the Use of Tris-Hydroxymethyl Aminomethane (THAM) to Treat Refractory or Life-Threatening Metabolic Acidosis Leander L. Moncur MD Elliott R. Haut MD, FACS You just assumed care of a 35-year-old…
Do Not Treat Lactic Acidosis with Bicarbonate Prasert Sawasdiwipachai MD Lactic acidosis is one type of anion-gap metabolic acidosis (AGMA). It occurs when the tissue metabolism has to undergo anaerobic…
Protect the Kidneys, Not the “UOP” Michael P. Hutchens MD, MA It is axiomatic in anesthesiology that abundant, or at least physiologically normal, intraoperative urine output (UOP) is essential to…
Remember that the Synthetic Colloid Solutions Have Distinct Properties and Risk/Benefit Ratios Ivan V. Colaizzi MD Raymond M. Planinsic MD Before an anesthesia provider can consider the colloid solutions in…
Hypertonic Saline: the “Solution” to the Solution Problem? Lavinia M. Kolarczyk MD Patrick J. Forte MD Analogous to the variety of beverages in your supermarket’s soda aisle, there exist numerous…
