abstract background: high resolution ct scan has made early diagnosis of intraventricular hemorrhage (ivh) easier. posttraumatic intraventricular hemorrhage has been reported to a greater extent because of the ct scan. methods: 904 patients were admitted in the nsicu from march 2001 to march 2002 with severe closed head injury, of those only 31 patients with intraventricular hemorrhage (gcs les...

The postpartum dose of Rh immune globulin varies according to an individual laboratory estimation of fetal red blood cells in each mother's peripheral blood. In the United States, a four-step procedure determines the postpartum dose (number of vials of 300 micrograms; 1,500 international units) of Rh immune globulin (anti-D) for each RhD-negative mother who has delivered an RhD-positive newborn...

Acute hemorrhage after life-threatening injury is still one of the main killers after trauma. The article by Brockamp and colleagues presents a good overview of recent scores for estimation of blood loss and transfusion requirement.

OBJECTIVE To compare the accuracy of formula 1/2ABC with 2/3SH on volume estimation for hypertensive infratentorial hematoma. METHODS One hundred and forty-seven CT scans diagnosed as hypertensive infratentorial hemorrhage were reviewed. Based on the shape, hematomas were categorized as regular or irregular. Multilobular was defined as a special shape of irregular. Hematoma volume was calcula...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The ABC/2 formula is a reliable estimation technique of intracerebral hematoma volume. However, oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT)-related intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) compared with primary ICH is based on a different pathophysiological mechanism, and various shapes of hematomas are more likely to occur. Our objective was to validate the ABC/2 technique based on analyses ...

HYPOTHESIS Measurement of pelvic hemorrhage on computed tomographic (CT) scans can estimate the pelvic fracture component of total patient blood loss and predict the need for angiography. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Large level 1 trauma center. PATIENTS We examined data from 759 consecutive, nonreferral blunt trauma patients who sustained pelvic fracture. MAIN OUTCOME MEA...

Fluid resuscitation, hemostasis, and transfusion is essential in care of hemorrhagic shock. Although estimation of the residual blood volume is crucial, the standard measuring methods are impractical or unsafe. Vital signs, central venous or pulmonary artery pressures are inaccurate. We hypothesized that the residual blood volume for acute, non-ongoing hemorrhage was calculable using serial hem...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to develop a risk stratification score to predict warfarin-associated hemorrhage. BACKGROUND Optimal decision making regarding warfarin use for atrial fibrillation requires estimation of hemorrhage risk. METHODS We followed up 9,186 patients with atrial fibrillation contributing 32,888 person-years of follow-up on warfarin, obtaining data from clinic...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Corporectomy is an effective treatment for vertebral metastases; however, massive perioperative hemorrhage is often associated with this procedure. We compared preoperative particle, particle-coil, and coil embolizations of hypervascular spinal tumors prior to vertebral body replacement to determine which prevented perioperative hemorrhage most effectively. METHODS The ...