European journal of anaesthesiology
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
PREPARE: the prevalence of perioperative anaemia and need for patient blood management in elective orthopaedic surgery: A multicentre, observational study.
Patient blood management (PBM) can prevent preoperative anaemia, but little is known about practice in Europe. ⋯ Most patients who underwent elective orthopaedic surgery had normal preoperative Hb levels but became anaemic after the procedure. Those who were anaemic prior to surgery had an increased intraoperative transfusion risk and postoperative complication rate. PBM measures such as iron status assessment and strategies to avoid transfusion are still underused in Europe.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational Study
Presepsin in the prognosis of infectious diseases and diagnosis of infectious disseminated intravascular coagulation: A prospective, multicentre, observational study.
Few prospective studies have described the prognostic accuracy of presepsin for 28-day mortality during days 0 to 7, or its role in the diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in patients with infection. ⋯ The prognosis and severity of infection may be assessed more accurately by measuring the presepsin levels until day 7. Presepsin is a useful diagnostic tool for DIC with infection.