Surgery annual
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Review Comparative Study
Minimizing perioperative homologous blood exposure with recombinant human erythropoietin.
Stimulation of erythropoiesis is an attractive alternative to the risks of homologous transfusion. The availability of rHuEPO has made erythropoietic acceleration possible. The use of rHuEPO perioperatively and in preoperative autologous donation will likely find firm indications. Combinations of present methods of autologous blood use with the various rHuEPO regimens will be the best methods of minimizing perioperative homologous blood exposure.
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A review of many series reporting injuries following blasts, data allows certain conclusions to be made: 1. Most patients sustain minor injuries, which may be treated on an outpatient basis. 2. ⋯ Injuries to the chest and abdomen are relatively uncommon but have a high mortality, also associated with head injury. 4. Primary blast injuries are uncommonly seen in a hospital setting, because they usually result in immediate death.