Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialPlatelet pheresis is not a useful adjunct to blood-sparing strategies in cardiac surgery.
To examine whether specific platelet pheresis (minimal plasma harvested) would contribute toward reduced blood loss and allogenic blood requirements after cardiac surgery. ⋯ Platelet pheresis activates a proportion of the harvested platelets and impairs the function of the remainder; this may explain its failure to reduce postoperative blood loss and transfusion requirements.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2002
Does the reimbursement of anesthesiologists for intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography promote increased utilization?
To determine whether access to reimbursement increases anesthesiologists' use of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). ⋯ The use of intraoperative TEE by anesthesiologists does not seem to be related to the availability of reimbursement from Medicare.