Causes of Anemia in Critically Ill Patients
Fig. 2.1 Schematic diagram demonstrating the possible causes of anemia in critically ill patients 2.2 Anemia of Chronic Disease Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) is a common form of anemia…
Fig. 2.1 Schematic diagram demonstrating the possible causes of anemia in critically ill patients 2.2 Anemia of Chronic Disease Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) is a common form of anemia…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Nicole P. Juffermans and Timothy S. Walsh (eds.)Transfusion in the Intensive Care Unit10.1007/978-3-319-08735-1_1 1. Introduction Nicole P. Juffermans1, 2 and Timothy S. Walsh3 (1) Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Room G3-206,…
and Duncan Wyncoll1 (1) Department of Intensive Care, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK Duncan Wyncoll Email: duncan.wyncoll@gstt.nhs.uk Abstract Anaemia is extremely common in the…
Test Method of action Current use PFA-100 (closure time) Mimics a bleeding time by forcing whole blood at high shear through holes in a membrane coated with collagen and either…
New onset or exacerbation of three or more of the following within 6 h of cessation of transfusion: Acute respiratory distress (dyspnea, orthopnea, cough) Elevated brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) Elevated…
Fig. 4.1 Cardiorenal anemia syndrome in congestive heart failure (Tang and Katz [16]) Anemia in CHF has multiple causes and effects. Ventricular dysfunction causes backward failure and venous congestion, producing…
Fig. 31.1 Principles of palliative medicine according to Cicely Saunders (1977) In addition, the goal is that care is taken as far as possible in the familiar or self-chosen environment…
Abb. 29.1 Organtransplantationen seit 1963. (Mit freundlicher Genehmigung der DSO) Die Transplantation ist bei vielen Patienten mit chronischem oder akutem Organversagen die überlegene oder häufig sogar die einzige therapeutische Option….
und Hans-Martin Sass2 (1) Ethikzentrum.de – Zentrum für Angewandte Ethik, Hohenzollernstr. 76, 45659 Recklinghausen, Deutschland (2) Zentrum für Medizinische Ethik e. V., Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Deutschland Die üblichen Bezeichnungen für Vorsorgedokumente werden…
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016Arnd T. May, Hartmut Kreß, Torsten Verrel und Till Wagner (Hrsg.)Patientenverfügungen10.1007/978-3-642-10246-2_45 45. Bestattungsregelungen und Bestattungsformen Hartmut Kreß1 (1) Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät, Abt. Sozialethik, Universität Bonn, Am Hof 1, 53113 Bonn, Deutschland Hartmut Kreß Email: hkress@uni-bonn.de…