There are a huge number of peer-reviewed papers covering sepsis, and it is frequently difficult for healthcare professionals to keep up with the literature. As a special service to our readers, CLI presents a few key abstracts from the clinical and scientific literature chosen by our editorial board as being particularly worthy of attention. Predictors […]
We have investigated the effects of three (Lepirudin, Argatroban and Bivalirudin) direct thrombin inhibitors (DTI) on routine and dedicated assays. We found routine tests to be non-discriminative between concentrations of different DTI. The dedicated Hemoclot assay showed identical lineair increases for all three DTI. We conclude that a dedicated calibrated assay based on a diluted […]
Although significant progress has been made to improve blood safety and efficiency, laboratories still face workforce challenges, and the lack of global standards and better quality controls in blood management and haemovigilance pose a threat to patient safety. To help address these challenges, a symposium was hosted at the 2011 American Association of Blood […]
The cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) involves both kidney failure and heart failure, with the failing organ initially being either the heart or the kidney; usually one failing organ leads to the failure of the other. While use of biomarkers and imaging techniques can assess cardiovascular function, the assessment of renal injury and function is complex in […]
According to applied physiologist Dr Brian Moore, and Dr Andrew Hodgson, Consultant Physician (Haematology) – co-founders of the Irish company ORRECO – one of the most difficult elements of competing in sport at a world class level is to balance training hard whilst ensuring adequate recovery. Dr Moore and his integrated team of high performance […]
Parasitology: An Integrated Approach Ed. by Alan Gunn and Sarah Jane Pitt, Pub. by Wiley-Blackwell 2012, 456 pp, €41.80 This book provides a concise, student-friendly account of parasites and parasite relationships that is supported by case studies and suggestions for student projects. The book focuses strongly on parasite interactions with other pathogens and in particular […]
Like much in healthcare IT, the development of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) has been an uneven mix of technology-push and user-pull, coupled with regulatory efforts at streamlining the two. Today, the new vista of cloud computing is rapidly opening up new LIMS opportunities, especially for smaller labs. The demand for LIMS began in the […]
Blood doping benefits endurance athletes (notoriously, but not only, cyclists) by raising the red blood cell (rbc) count or haematocrit, and so increasing the oxygen supply to the muscles. It is one of the most difficult types of drug abuse to detect. Awareness of blood doping was raised in the popular press recently when comments […]
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