Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Jun 1994
ReviewPerioperative interventions to decrease transfusion of allogeneic blood products.
To discuss some of the many options available for decreasing perioperative transfusion of allogeneic blood products. ⋯ Physicians now have considerable appreciation of the risks and benefits of blood product transfusion. This knowledge has resulted in conservative and scientific approaches to therapy for perioperative bleeding and coagulopathy.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · May 1994
ReviewTreatment of cancer-related pain: when orally administered medications fail.
To summarize the available pain-relieving interventions other than oral medications for cancer-related pain. ⋯ Cancer-related pain continues to be a major problem, and clinicians should be aware of the availability of effective treatment strategies and techniques. When orally administered medications fail to control pain or cause excessive side effects, patients should be referred to an appropriate specialist or medical center for consideration of other pain-relieving techniques.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · May 1994
ReviewNonopioid agents for treatment of acute and subacute pain.
To review the available nonopioid options for alleviating pain. ⋯ Nonopioid adjuvant agents should be considered an integral part of the management of acute and subacute pain.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Apr 1994
Comparative StudyIncidence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1935 through 1989, with emphasis on changes in initial stage at diagnosis.
To determine whether the stage at the time of diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) had changed during a 55-year period. ⋯ The overall increase in CLL was thought to be due to enhanced methods of early diagnosis and improved health care for the elderly population. Thus, artifact may best explain the observed trend, although we cannot exclude the possibility of an actual increase in incidence rates over time.