Background Multiple studies suggest tranexamic acid reduces blood loss and red cell
transfusions in patients undergoing THA or TKA. However, many of the dosing schedules in these …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a potentially serious complication of cardiac surgery. Anemia and
red blood cell (RBC) transfusion have individually been identified as potentially modifiable …

Oxygen consumption (VO 2 ), carbon dioxide production (VCO 2 ), end-tidal carbon dioxide
partial pressure (PETCO 2 ), mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO 2 ) and haemodynamic …

There are more than 200,000 Canadians living with permanent pacemakers or implantable
defibrillators, many of whom will require surgery or invasive procedures each year. They face …

Background In recent years, the use of low molecular weight heparins such as dalteparin
has become attractive because of their ease of administration and superiority in preventing …

Background Several treatment modalities exist for the treatment of perioperative anemia. We
determined the effect of oral iron supplementation on preoperative anemia, and the use of …

Purpose There are more than 200,000 Canadians living with permanent pacemakers or
implantable defibrillators, many of whom will require surgery or invasive procedures each year. …

Revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been associated with an increased risk of
perioperative blood loss. Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been proven to be safe and effective in …

Purpose This study evaluated the effect of neostigmine on heart rate in cardiac transplant
patients. Methods Neostigmine (2.5–50 μg · kg −1 ) was administered to ASA 1 or 2 patients …

To determine which of the commonly used “core” temperature sites, remote from the brain,
best indicates total body rewarming, the temperatures in the rectum (RT), urinary bladder (UBT…