Is it time for a new look at granulocyte transfusions?

Infections in Oncology GRANULOCYTE TRANSFUSIONS: TIME FOR A SECOND LOOK

The patient who is profoundly neutropenic and expected to remain so for an extended period of time is at high risk for a serious bacterial or fungal infection.[1,2] In approximately one third of episodes of fever and neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count <500 cells/mm>6), a diagnosis is documented, and of these, a small proportion is life threatening.[2,3] Successful therapy for documented inf...

diagnostic laparoscopy, time for a new look

diagnostic laparoscopy, time for a new look

Granulocyte transfusions.

Is It Time for a New Direction?

Background and Purpose—Despite recent advances in the treatment of patients after subarachnoid hemorrhage, morbidity and mortality rates have failed to improve significantly. Although this was often blamed on vasospasm, is it time to consider alternative etiologies? Summary of Review—Early brain injury (EBI) is a recently described term that describes the immediate injury to the brain after sub...

Sodium, left ventricular mass, and arterial hypertension: is it time to look for a new paradigm?

Western dietary habits, based on processed foods high in sodium (Na ) and low in potassium (K ), has been linked to the increasing prevalence and incidence of arterial hypertension.1,2 Accordingly, both the 24-hour urinary Na and Na /K excretion, which reflect the dietary amount of these 2 electrolytes, have been shown to have significant direct relations with blood pressure (BP).1,2 Thus, high...