REVISITING BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND PREDICTORS OF OUTCOME IN CARDIAC SURGERY PATIENTS: A CONCISE PERSPECTIVE [VERSION 1; REFEREES: 2 APPROVED]

Revisiting blood transfusion and predictors of outcome in cardiac surgery patients: a concise perspective [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

In the United States, cardiac surgery-related blood transfusion rates reached new highs in 2010, with 34% of patients receiving blood products.Patients undergoing both complex (coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG] plus valve repair or replacement) and non-complex (isolated CABG) cardiac surgeries are likely to have comorbidities such as anemia.Fu

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Explant Methodology for Analyzing Neuroblast Migration

The subventricular zone (SVZ) in the mammalian Baby Strollers forebrain contains stem/progenitor cells that migrate through the rostral migratory stream (RMS) to the olfactory bulb throughout adulthood.SVZ-derived explant cultures provide a convenient method to assess factors regulating the intermediary stage of neural stem/progenitor cell migratio

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Association of race and ethnicity with mortality in adults with SLE: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Objectives Ethnicity and health outcomes are intrinsically interrelated, although mechanisms are complex.SLE is a disease with higher incidence in Asian, Black, Hispanic and Indigenous populations than in White populations.SLE is associated with premature mortality, but it is unclear if ethnicity impacts on health outcomes as studies are frequently

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